“Many a calm river begins as a turbulent waterfall, yet none hurtles and foams all the way to the sea.” WayWaterSeaQuietOceanRiversCalmBeachWaterfallsFoam Book:A Hero of Our Time Source: A Hero of Our Time
“I love enemies, though not in the Christian way. They amuse me, excite my blood. Being always on one’s guard, catching every glance, the significance of every word, guessing at intentions, frustrating their plots, pretending to be tricked, and suddenly, with a shove, upturning the whole enormous and arduously built edifice of their cunning and schemes—that’s what I call life.” WayWholeChristianEnemyBloodBuiltIntentionEnormousPlotSignificancePretendingSchemesGlancesFrustratingCunningCatchingGuessingEdifice Author:Mikhail Lermontov