Quotes from Mikhail Lermontov

djetinjasto osje?anje, nema zbora, ali kad god se udaljimo od društvenih obzira i približimo prirodi, i nehotice postajemo djeca; sve što je ste?eno otpada s duše i ona opet postaje onakva kakva je bila neko? i kakva ?e, zacijelo, opet jednom biti.

Leidenschaften sind nichts anderes als Ideen in ihrem ersten Entwicklungsstadium: sie gehören zur Jugend des Herzens, und ein Dummkopf ist derjenige, der meint, von ihnen ein Leben lang erregt zu werden: viele ruhige Flüsse beginnen als rauschende Wasserfälle, doch keiner springt und schäumt bis zum Meer.

I love enemies, though not in the Christian way. They amuse me, excite my blood. Being always on one's guard, catching every glance, the significance of every word, guessing at intentions, frustrating their plots, pretending to be tricked, and suddenly, with a shove, upturning the whole enormous and arduously built edifice of their cunning and schemes—that's what I call life

Sorbi cupa vieÅ£ii. Dar când sorbi, Pe dalbele-i chenare, Din ochii-nchiÅŸi, din ochii orbi, Curg lacrimile-amare. Când de pe ochi, pe-al morÅ£ii prag Smulgi ultima n?fram?, Vezi c? ÅŸi ce Å£i-a fost mai drag Ca v?lul se destram? Åži c? în golu-i aurit Din cupa cea m?iastr? Doar visul nostru l-am sorbit - Ea, nu era a noastr?. (Lermontov - Cupa vieÅ£ii )

Ah! Nature is so fair a thing, Clad with the Sunshine and the Spring!

D'où vient le vent, vient aussi le bonheur.

Qu'importe ? Là où ça n'ira pas mieux, ça ira plus mal, et du mal au bien, il n'y a encore pas loin...

What a people they are!" he said. "They don't even know the Russian for 'bread,' but they have mastered the phrase 'Officer, give us a tip!' In my opinion, the very Tartars are better, they are no drunkards, anyhow."...

El ser humano casi siempre perdona lo que comprende.

Por supuesto, para abstenerse de beber, intentaba convencerse a sí mismo de que todas las desgracias en el mundo son resultado de una borrachera.

Tout dans ce monde est absurde : la nature est bête, la destinée est simplette, et la vie ne vaut pas un kopeck.

Querido mío, yo odio a los hombres para no despreciarlos, pues de lo contrario la vida sería una farsa demasiado asquerosa.

I only know this, that if I am the cause of unhappiness in others I myself am no less unhappy.

Da, ?ovek može da se navikne i na fijuk metaka, to jest da skriva nehoti?ne otkucaje srca. -?uo sam, naprotiv, da je za poneke stare ratnike ta muzika ?ak prijatna. -Razume se, ako ho?ete, to je prijatno; ali ipak samo zato što srce kuca ja?e.

On her proud soul, I tell you, I have affixed my seal above; so from your cloister I repel you, this is my kingdom, here I love!

avanço sempre mais decidido quando não sei o que me espera

Et si tous les hommes réfléchissaient davantage, ils se convaincraient que la vie ne vaut pas qu'on se soucie tant d'elle.

I was struck by the absurdity of the idea when I recalled to mind that once upon a time there were some exceedingly wise people who thought that the stars of heaven participated in our insignificant squabbles for a slice of ground, or some other imaginary rights.

Nay, what is human love?—a stirring Of youthful blood to quicker flow, But love grows chiller, as recurring Days, years and decades, come and go.

Allah is one and the same for all races, and if he lets me love you, why should he forbid you to love me in return?

A suspicion that he was not as blind as he seemed flashed through my mind, and in vain I tried to assure myself that it is impossible to simulate a cataract.

Perhaps that's just why you loved me,' I thought. 'Joys are forgotten, but sorrows never.

I love enemies, though not in the Christian way.

how often is a deception of the senses or an error of the reason accepted as a conviction!...