In order to have a literature, a nation must live, not merely on the practical, but on the moral and spiritual plane as well, contributing through its national life to the development of some side of the universal spirit of… — Vissarion Belinsky Copy Share Image
Children's books are written for upbringing...but upbringing is a great thing; it decides the fate of the human being. — Vissarion Belinsky Copy Share Image
In order to have a literature, a nation must live, not merely on the practical, but on the moral and spiritual plane as well,… — Vissarion Belinsky Copy Share Image
I am strongly convinced that the people or society is the best and the most unerring critic. — Vissarion Belinsky Copy Share Image
It is apparent at first glance that in The Double there is more creative talent and depth of thought than in Poor Folk. But… — Vissarion Belinsky Copy Share Image
Do not worry about the incarnation of ideas. If you are a poet, your works will contain them without your knowledge - they will… — Vissarion Belinsky Copy Share Image
In science one must search for ideas. If there are no ideas, there is no science. A knowledge of facts is only valuable in… — Vissarion Belinsky Copy Share Image
The object of a comedy is not to correct morals or ridicule the vices of society; no, a comedy should depict the discrepancies between… — Vissarion Belinsky Copy Share Image
But in this world of morally-warped phenomena there are rare and happy exceptions of truly great magnitude, which always pay dearly for their exclusiveness… — Vissarion Belinsky Copy Share Image
