Quotes from Lermontov

It is sad to see a young man's fondest hopes and dreams shattered when the rose-colured veil is plucked away and he sees the actions and feelings of men for what they are. But he still has the hope of replacing his old illusions with others, just as fleeting, but also just as sweet.

Anyone who has chanced like me to roam through desolate mountains and studied at length their fantastic shapes and drunk the invigorating air of their valleys can understand why I wish to describe and depict these magic scenes for others.

Disenchantment, like any other fashion, having started off among the elite had now been passed down to finish its days among the lower orders.

You too are an exile, I thought. You morn for the broad open steppes where you have room to spread your icy wings. Here you feel stifled and constricted, like an eagle that cries and beats against the bars of its iron cage.

She respects him as a father! And she will cheat on him like a husband!

like a mariner born and bred on board a buccaneer brig whose soul has become so inured to storm and strife that if cast ashore he would weary and languish no matter how alluring the shady groves and how bright the gentle sun.

Peki mutluluk nedir? DoymuÅŸ bir gururdur mutluluk. Kendini dünyada herkesten daha iyi, daha güçlü saysayd?m mutlu oldurdum. Herkes sevseydi beni, içimde bitmek tükenmek bitmez sevgi kaynaklar? olsayd?... Kötülük doÄŸuruyor bu. Ä°lk ac?, baÅŸkalar?na ac? çektirmenin hazz?n? öÄŸretiyor bize.

An unusual beginning must have an unusual end.