Intellectual force is qualitatively the first and foremost productive force, and concern for its rapid growth should be the ardent concern of… — Maxim Gorky Copy Share Image
Keep reading books, but remember that a book’s only a book, and you should learn to think for yourself. — Maxim Gorky Copy Share Image
All that is called Destiny or Fate is none other than the result of our thoughtlessness and our mistrust of ourselves; we… — 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 Image
“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 Image
You can't do without philosophy, since everything has its hidden meaning which we must know. — Maxim Gorky Copy Share Image
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 Image
“...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 Image
All human beings have gray little souls-and they all want to rouge them up. — Maxim Gorky Copy Share Image
Processing the human raw material is naturally more complicated than processing lumber. — Maxim Gorky Copy Share Image
Everywhere, within man and without, there is devastation, instability, chaos, and evidence of some prolonged rout. — Maxim Gorky Copy Share Image
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 Image
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 Image
