What I'd like is to meet a man I could take off my hat to and say: "Thank you for having got born, and the longer you live the better.
Interpretation
The quote expresses gratitude towards individuals who positively impact our lives.
In this quote, Maxim Gorky conveys a sense of admiration for those who inspire and uplift us. He suggests that meeting such a person is like finding someone worthy of respect and gratitude, as their very existence contributes to the betterment of the world. The appreciation for life and longevity reflects a deep recognition of one's positive contributions to others and society.
In practice
In a speech acknowledging a mentor's impact on your career.
If it is true that only misfortune can awaken a man's soul, it is a bitter truth, one that is hard to hear and accept, and it is only natural that many people deny it and say it is better for a man to live on in a trance than to wake up to torture.
A good man can be stupid and still be good. But a bad man must have brains.
To speak the truth is the most difficult of all arts, for in its "pure" form, not connected with the interests of individuals, groups, classes, or nations, truth is almost completely unsuitable for use by the Philistine and is unacceptable to him.
Be good, be kind, be humane, and charitable; love your fellows; console the afflicted; pardon those who have done you wrong.
Truth doesn't always heal a wounded soul.
Happiness always looks small while you hold it in your hands, but let it go, and you learn at once how big and precious it is.
I believe that it is impossible for two individuals not committed to their own and each otherβs well being to sustain a healthy and enduring relationship.
When Catherine told me about this (tragedy nearby), I could only say, shocked, "Dear God, that family needs grace." She replied firmly, "That family needs casseroles," and then proceeded to organize the entire neighborhood into bringing that family dinner, in shifts, every single night, for an entire year. I do not know if my sister fully recognizes that this _is_ grace.
I had to go on without my mother, even though I was suffering terribly, grieving her.
We all miss you so much. It just never ends. It feels like we were all wounded in your battle, Caroline. I miss you. I love you.
Enjoy everything. Need nothing. Needing someone is the fastest way to kill a relationship .. The greatest gift you can give someone is the strength and the power not to need you, to need you for nothing.
The easiest kind of relationship for me is with ten thousand people. The hardest is with one.
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