Quotes from Master and Man by Leo Tolstoy, Fiction, Classics

“Although Vasili Andreevich felt quite warm in his two fur coats, especially after struggling in the snow drift, a cold shiver ran down his back on realizing that he must really spend the night where they were.”
― Leo Tolstoy, quote from Master and Man by Leo Tolstoy, Fiction, Classics

“In the depths of his heart Vasili Andreevich knew that it could not yet be near morning, but he was growing more and more afraid, and wished both to get to know and yet to deceive himself.”
― Leo Tolstoy, quote from Master and Man by Leo Tolstoy, Fiction, Classics

“The thought that he might, and very probably would die that night occurred to him, but did not seem particularly unpleasant or dreadful.
It did not seem particularly unpleasant, because his whole life had been not a continual holiday, but on the contrary an unceasing round of toil of which he was beginning to feel weary. And it did not seem particularly dreadful, because besides the masters he had served here, like Vasili Andreevich, he always felt himself dependent on the Chief Master, who had sent him into this life, and he knew that when dying he would still be in that Master's power and would not be ill-used by Him.”
― Leo Tolstoy, quote from Master and Man by Leo Tolstoy, Fiction, Classics

“Он, как и все люди, живущие с природой и знающие нужду, был терпелив и мог спокойно ждать часы, дни даже, не испытывая ни беспокойства, ни раздражения.

(He, like all people who live with nature and know want, was patient and could wait calmly for hours, even days, without feeling either alarm or vexation)”
― Leo Tolstoy, quote from Master and Man by Leo Tolstoy, Fiction, Classics

“We shall have to stay the night here,' he said, as if preparing to spend the night at an inn, and he proceeded to unfasten the collar-straps. The buckles came undone.
'But shan't we be frozen?' remarked Vasili Andreevich.
'Well, if we are we can't help it.' said Nikita.”
― Leo Tolstoy, quote from Master and Man by Leo Tolstoy, Fiction, Classics

“Loose an hour and you cannot catch up in a year.”
― Leo Tolstoy, quote from Master and Man by Leo Tolstoy, Fiction, Classics

“Whether he is better or worse off there where he awoke after his death, disappointed, or found there what he expected we shall all soon learn.”
― Leo Tolstoy, quote from Master and Man by Leo Tolstoy, Fiction, Classics

“I'm coming!' he cried joyfully, and that cry awoke him, but woke him up not at all the same person he had been when he fell asleep. He tried to get up but could not, tried to move his arm and could not, to move his leg and also could not, to turn his head and could not. He was surprised but not at all disturbed by this. He understood that this was death, and was not at all disturbed by that either.”
― Leo Tolstoy, quote from Master and Man by Leo Tolstoy, Fiction, Classics

“Blizzard or no blizzard I start out. So business gets done. They think money making is a joke. No, take pains and rack your brains.”
― Leo Tolstoy, quote from Master and Man by Leo Tolstoy, Fiction, Classics

“Like all those who live in touch with nature and have known want, he was patient and could wait for hours, even days without growing restless or irritable”
― Leo Tolstoy, quote from Master and Man by Leo Tolstoy, Fiction, Classics

“Things always go quicker with two working at it.”
― Leo Tolstoy, quote from Master and Man by Leo Tolstoy, Fiction, Classics

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