Hitherto without being; hidden away in the womb of eternity; possessed neither of thought nor feeling; remote from the range of human ken -- the Man bursts, in some unknown manner, the bars of non-existence, and announces with a cry the beginning of his brief life. In the night of non-existence there bursts forth also a little candle, lit by an unseen hand. Mark well its flame: for it is the life of that Man.
Man dies. Come from darkness, into darkness he returns, and is reabsorbed, without a trace left, into the illimitable void of time. - Leonid Andreyev
Man dies. Come from darkness, into darkness he returns, and is reabsorbed, without a trace left, into the illimitable void of time.
- Leonid Andreyev
Born, the Man assumes the name and image of humanity, and becomes in all things like unto other men who dwell upon the earth. Their hard lot becomes … - Leonid Andreyev
Born, the Man assumes the name and image of humanity, and becomes in all things like unto other men who dwell upon the earth. Their hard lot becomes …
Who strikes man with love -- God or the Devil? - Leonid Andreyev
Who strikes man with love -- God or the Devil?
Hitherto without being; hidden away in the womb of eternity; possessed neither of thought nor feeling; remote from the range of human ken -- the Man … - Leonid Andreyev
Hitherto without being; hidden away in the womb of eternity; possessed neither of thought nor feeling; remote from the range of human ken -- the Man …
See thou, whatsoever be thy name -- whether Fate, Life, or Devil! I cast thee down my gauntlet, I challenge thee to battle! Men of faint heart may bo… - Leonid Andreyev
See thou, whatsoever be thy name -- whether Fate, Life, or Devil! I cast thee down my gauntlet, I challenge thee to battle! Men of faint heart may bo…
Ah well, 'tis the way of the world -- births and deaths, births and deaths. - Leonid Andreyev
Ah well, 'tis the way of the world -- births and deaths, births and deaths.
To succeed in life one needs two things -- influence and a lucky star. - Leonid Andreyev
To succeed in life one needs two things -- influence and a lucky star.
What worse can happen to a man than to have been born? It's like asking a man who is drowning whether he is not afraid of getting wet. - Leonid Andreyev
What worse can happen to a man than to have been born? It's like asking a man who is drowning whether he is not afraid of getting wet.
Bread without love is like grass without salt -- the stomach may be filled, but it leaves a bad taste in the mouth. - Leonid Andreyev
Bread without love is like grass without salt -- the stomach may be filled, but it leaves a bad taste in the mouth.
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