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A genius doesn't adjust his treatment of a theme to a tyrant's taste
Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
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Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
Age: 89 †
Born: 1918
Born: December 11
Died: 2008
Died: January 1
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I am deeply convinced that God is present both in the lives of every person and also in the lives of entire nations.
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One should never direct people towards happiness, because happiness too is an idol of the market-place. One should direct them towards mutual affection. A beast gnawing at its prey can be happy too, but only human beings can feel affection for each other, and this is the highest achievement they can aspire to.
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It's an universal law-- intolerance is the first sign of an inadequate education. An ill-educated person behaves with arrogant impatience, whereas truly profound education breeds humility.
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Surrender one hair, and you'll end up beardless.
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If you want to change the world, who do you begin with, yourself or others? I believe if we begin with ourselves and do the things that we need to do and become the best person we can be, we have a much better chance of changing the world for the better.
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But nothing is all black in nature.
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When you're cold, don't expect sympathy from someone who's warm.
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Bless you, prison, for having been in my life!
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History is too slow for our life, for our hearts.
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Mourn if you must, but don't stop fighting.
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