“Life is always surprising us - not by its rich, seething layer of bestial refuse - but by the bright, healthy and creative human powers of goodness that are forever forcing their way up through it. It is those powers… — Maxim Gorky Copy Share Image
An honest man is all right even if he's an idiot...but a crook must have brains. — Maxim Gorky Copy Share
“In the monotony of everyday existence grief comes as a holiday, and a fire is an entertainment. A scratch embellishes an empty face.” — Maxim Gorky Copy Share
You can't do without philosophy, since everything has its hidden meaning which we must know. — Maxim Gorky Copy Share
There's a little book I'm thinking of writing - "Swan Song" is what I shall call it. The song of the dying. And my… — Maxim Gorky Copy Share
“...the more a human creature has tasted of bitter things the more it hungers after the sweet things of life. And we, wrapped round… — Maxim Gorky Copy Share
Processing the human raw material is naturally more complicated than processing lumber. — Maxim Gorky Copy Share
Everywhere, within man and without, there is devastation, instability, chaos, and evidence of some prolonged rout. — Maxim Gorky Copy Share
If it is true that only misfortune can awaken a man's soul, it is a bitter truth, one that is hard to hear and… — Maxim Gorky Copy Share
Jail doesn't teach anyone to do good, nor Siberia, but a man-yes! A man can teach another man to do good-believe me! — Maxim Gorky Copy Share
“He used to sit down beside her and embrace her. She was cold, returning his caresses but sparingly. Looking straight into her eyes, he… — Maxim Gorky Copy Share
One word of praise from a woman is dearer to me than a whole ode from a man . . — Maxim Gorky Copy Share
When one loves somebody, everything is clear - where to go, what to do - it all takes care of itself and one doesn't… — Maxim Gorky Copy Share
