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# Gregory Skovoroda

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Hryhorii Skovoroda, also Gregory Skovoroda or Grigory Skovoroda, was a philosopher of Ukrainian Cossack origin who lived and worked in the Russian Empire. He was a poet, a teacher and a composer of liturgical music.

##  Quotes by Gregory Skovoroda

> [Everything will be difficult, if there's no dream](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gregory-skovoroda/everything-will-be-difficult-if-there-s-no-dream/)

[Gregory Skovoroda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gregory-skovoroda/)

[Adversity](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/adversity/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c58/gregory-skovoroda-82640_adversity_everything-will-be-difficult-if-there-s_616507.png)

> [Give thanks to God, who made necessary things simple, and complicated things unnecessary.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gregory-skovoroda/give-thanks-to-god-who-made-necessary-things-simple-and-complicated/)

[Gregory Skovoroda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gregory-skovoroda/)

[Complicated](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/complicated/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/261/gregory-skovoroda-82640_complicated_give-thanks-to-god-who-made-necessary-th_1457245.png)

> [“The world tried to catch me but failed.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gregory-skovoroda/the-world-tried-to-catch-me-but-failed/)

[Gregory Skovoroda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gregory-skovoroda/)

[Failed](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/failed/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/74a/gregory-skovoroda-82640_failed_the-world-tried-to-catch-me-but-failed-1_1708726.png)

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