Whether I shall be unfortunate depends also on others; whether I shall be unhappy depends only on myself.
For misdirected love, the attainment of its object is, indeed, the best cure; but it cures as the guillotine cures headache. - Ivan Panin
For misdirected love, the attainment of its object is, indeed, the best cure; but it cures as the guillotine cures headache.
- Ivan Panin
Solve the problem of life? Live, and you solve it. - Ivan Panin
Solve the problem of life? Live, and you solve it.
As you do not sweeten your mouth by saying honey, so you do not grow virtuous by merely talking of virtue. - Ivan Panin
As you do not sweeten your mouth by saying honey, so you do not grow virtuous by merely talking of virtue.
Love is not like the echo, which returneth only what is given; but, rather, like the pump, which returneth by the pail what it received by the pint. - Ivan Panin
Love is not like the echo, which returneth only what is given; but, rather, like the pump, which returneth by the pail what it received by the pint.
A half-truth does more mischief than a whole lie. - Ivan Panin
A half-truth does more mischief than a whole lie.
It may be true that love is blind, but only for what is ugly: its sight is keen enough for what is beautiful. - Ivan Panin
It may be true that love is blind, but only for what is ugly: its sight is keen enough for what is beautiful.
Men are willing to admit that they are sinners, but not that they are sinning. - Ivan Panin
Men are willing to admit that they are sinners, but not that they are sinning.
How adversity doth ope the eye! A moon can be seen by day as well as by night; but, to see the stars, you must be in darkness. - Ivan Panin
How adversity doth ope the eye! A moon can be seen by day as well as by night; but, to see the stars, you must be in darkness.
Few can tell what they know without also showing what they do not know. - Ivan Panin
Few can tell what they know without also showing what they do not know.
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