“The history of a man's soul, even the pettiest soul, is hardly less interesting and useful than the history of a whole people; especially when the former is the result of the observations of a mature mind upon itself, and has been written without any egotistical desire of arousing sympathy or astonishment. Rousseau's Confessions has precisely this defect – he read it to his friends.” PeopleMenMindHas BeensSoulWholeDesireInterestingResultsWrittenObservationFormerMatureConfessionDefectsEgotisticalAstonishment Author:Mikhail Lermontov
“I was lying, but I wanted to rouse him. I have an inborn urge to contradict; my whole life has been a mere chain of sad and futile opposition to the dictates of either heart or reason. The presence of an enthusiast makes me as cold as a midwinter's day, and, I believe, frequent association with a listless phlegmatic would make me an impassioned dreamer.” BelieveHeartHas BeensReasonWholeWantedLyingI BelieveColdMereWhole LifeChainsOppositionUrgesDreamerAssociationImpassionedMidwinter Author:Mikhail Lermontov
“My whole life has been merely a succession of miserable and unsuccessful denials of feelings or reason.” Has BeensReasonWholeFeelingsWhole LifeMiserableDenialSuccessionUnsuccessful Author:Mikhail Lermontov
