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So long as one's just dreaming about what to do, one can soar like an eagle and move mountains, it seems, but as soon as one starts doing it one gets worn out and tired.

Ivan Turgenev

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Ivan Turgenev
Age: 65 †
Born: 1818
Born: January 1
Died: 1883
Died: January 1
Dramaturge
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Opinion Journalist
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Ivan Sergeyevich Turgenev
Moving
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Mountains
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Mountain
Like
Tired
Eagle
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Eagles
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Soar
Move
Dreaming

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