Quotes by Ivan Turgenev

"The word tomorrow was invented for indecisive people and for children."

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"To desire and expect nothing for oneself and to have profound sympathy for others is genuine holiness."

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"Time sometimes flies like a bird, sometimes crawls like a snail; but a man is happiest when he does not even notice whether it passes swiftly or slowly."

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"Women... can't live with 'em... can't shoot 'em."

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"A poet must be a psychologist, but a secret one: he should know and feel the roots of phenomena but present only the phenomena themselves in full bloom or as they fade away."

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