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The salvation of mankind lies only in making everything the concern of all. Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
Everything Lies Only Concern Making Salvation Mankind
We shall find peace. We shall hear angels, we shall see the sky sparkling with diamonds. Anton Chekhov
Peace Sky Find See Angels Shall Diamonds Hear Sparkling
The political arena leaves one no alternative, one must either be a dunce or a rogue. Emma Goldman
Political Must Arena Alternative Political Arena Leaves Dunce Rogue Either
I am in the present. I cannot know what tomorrow will bring forth. I can know only what the truth is for me today. That is what I am called upon to serve, and I serve it in all lucidity. Igor Stravinsky
Today Truth Me Truth Is Tomorrow Will Only Know Am Cannot Forth Serve Present Bring
Don't become a mere recorder of facts, but try to penetrate the mystery of their origin. Ivan Pavlov
Try Become Penetrate Recorder Mystery Facts Mere Origin
However much you knock at nature's door, she will never answer you in comprehensible words. Ivan Turgenev
Nature You Words Will Comprehensible Never Knock She Answer However Door Much
In all history there is no war which was not hatched by the governments, the governments alone, independent of the interests of the people, to whom war is always pernicious even when successful. Leo Tolstoy
War Alone History People Independent Hatched Always Pernicious Governments Which Successful Interests Even Whom
War on the other hand is such a terrible thing, that no man, especially a Christian man, has the right to assume the responsibility of starting it. Leo Tolstoy
War Man Responsibility Christian Assume Other Terrible Terrible Thing Hand Right Thing Starting
Somehow our society has formed a one-sided view of the human personality, and for some reason everyone understood giftedness and talent only as it applied to the intellect. But it is possible not only to be talented in one's thoughts but also to be talented in one's feelings as well. Lev Vygotsky
Thoughts Personality Feelings Society Everyone Our Possible Some One-Sided Somehow Only Talent Talented Also Well Understood Intellect Human Formed View Human Personality Reason Applied
A good man can be stupid and still be good. But a bad man must have brains. Maxim Gorky
Good Man Good Man Stupid Bad Must Bad Man Still Brains
I am truly free only when all human beings, men and women, are equally free. The freedom of other men, far from negating or limiting my freedom, is, on the contrary, its necessary premise and confirmation. Mikhail Bakunin
Freedom Women Men Free Men And Women Other On The Contrary Only Equally Am Limiting Truly Women Are Contrary Human Human Beings Confirmation Far Premise Beings Necessary
The first revolt is against the supreme tyranny of theology, of the phantom of God. As long as we have a master in heaven, we will be slaves on earth. Mikhail Bakunin
God Tyranny Will Long First Master Earth Supreme Revolt Heaven Against Theology Phantom Slaves
Have not prisons - which kill all will and force of character in man, which enclose within their walls more vices than are met with on any other spot of the globe - always been universities of crime? Peter Kropotkin
Character Man Walls Crime Will Met Other More Force Globe Within Spot Always Prisons Enclose Been Than Any Vices Which Universities
A bird cannot fly with one wing only. Human space flight cannot develop any further without the active participation of women. Valentina Tereshkova
Women Space Bird Fly Active Further Wing Only Develop Participation Without Any Human Cannot Flight
Any cook should be able to run the country. Vladimir Lenin
Country Run Able Any Should Cook
I have a private life in which I do not permit interference. It must be respected. Vladimir Putin
Life Respected Must Permit Private Private Life Which Interference
The ability to compromise is not a diplomatic politeness toward a partner but rather taking into account and respecting your partner's legitimate interests. Vladimir Putin
Partner Respecting Ability Diplomatic Rather Compromise Taking Toward Politeness Account Legitimate Interests Your
A figure who receives money from abroad for his political work, and thus serves some foreign interest, cannot be a politician in Russia. Vladimir Putin
Work Money Political Politician Some Russia Abroad Thus Foreign His Political Work Cannot Interest Figure Who Serve Receives
If love is the treasure, laughter is the key. Yakov Smirnoff
Love Love Is Key Laughter Treasure
For us in Russia communism is a dead dog. For many people in the West, it is still a living lion. Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
Lion Communism People Dog Living Russia Dead Still West Us Many
The name of 'reform' simply covers what is latently a process of the theft of the national heritage. Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
National Heritage Simply Name Covers Reform Process Theft
Justice is conscience, not a personal conscience but the conscience of the whole of humanity. Those who clearly recognize the voice of their own conscience usually recognize also the voice of justice. Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
Justice Humanity Own Those Recognize Voice Clearly Also Personal Who Whole Conscience
Let us learn to appreciate there will be times when the trees will be bare, and look forward to the time when we may pick the fruit. Anton Chekhov
Time Nature Fruit Will Trees Pick Look Learn Times May Us Bare Forward Let Us Appreciate
You must trust and believe in people or life becomes impossible. Anton Chekhov
Life You Trust People Impossible Believe Must Becomes
When you're thirsty and it seems that you could drink the entire ocean, that's faith; when you start to drink and finish only a glass or two, that's science. Anton Chekhov
Faith You Science Ocean Entire Seems Finish Only Drink Could Glass Start Two Thirsty
We learn about life not from plusses alone, but from minuses as well. Anton Chekhov
Life Alone About Well Learn
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