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On the Eve

by Ivan Turgenev · 1860

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Death is like a fisherman who has caught a fish in his net and leaves it for a time in the water: the fish still swims about, but the net surrounds it, and the fisherman will take it when he wishes.
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How sad that youth, with all its power, Was given us in vain, to burn; That we betrayed it every hour, And were deceived by it in turn;
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What strikes me most forcibly in the ants and beetles and other worthy insects is their astounding seriousness. They run to and fro with such a solemn air, as though their life were something of such importance! A man the lord of creation the highest being, stares at them, if you please, and they pay no attention to him. Why, a gnat will even settle on the lord of creation's nose, and make use of him for food. It's most offensive. And, on the other hand, how is their life inferior to ours? And why shouldn't they take themselves seriously, if we are to be allowed to take ourselves seriously?
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that's all the stars do, look at lovers – that's why they're so beautiful
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The spleen is what the English call it, We call it simply Russian soul.
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Run along, my friend, Andrei Petrovitch, put a hat on your learned head, and let us go where our eyes lead us. Our eyes are young--they may lead us far.
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Every man's happiness is built on the unhappiness of another.
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The _spleen_ is what the English call it, We call it simply _Russian soul_.
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I believe that the reason why Dimitri's soul is so clear, is that he is entirely given up to his work, his ideal. What has he to trouble about? When any one has utterly... utterly... given himself up, he has little sorrow, he is not responsible for anything. It' s not I want, but it wants.
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Cảnh sung sướng của mỗi người đều là dựa trên nỗi bất hạnh của người khác, thậm chí đến cả lợi lộc và sự ấm êm của mỗi người cũng đòi hỏi phải có cái bất lợi, có điều bất tiện cho người khác, chẳng khác nào một pho tượng đòi hỏi một bệ nâng nó lên vậy.
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Nhưng chị vừa hỏi tôi có yêu tổ quốc mình không? Vậy còn có thể yêu được cái gì khác trên trái đất này? Có cái gì bất di bất dịch, có cái gì vượt lên mọi nỗi hoài nghi, có cái gì mà ngoài Chúa ra ta không thể không tin được như tổ quốc? Vả lại khi tổ quốc đang cần đến ta... Chị sẽ thấy: Đến cả người nông dân cuối cùng, người ăn xin cuối cùng ở Bungari và cả tôi nữa, tất cả chúng tôi đều cùng chung một nguyện vọng. Tất cả chúng tôi đều cùng chung mục đích. Chị hiểu cho rằng điều đó sẽ đem lại lòng tin tưởng và chí kiên cường mạnh mẽ nhường nào. (T,79-80)
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This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process. Though we have made best efforts - the books may have occasional errors that do not impede the reading experience. We believe this work is culturally important and have elected to bring the book back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide.

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1860
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