Maxim Gorky

The most beautiful words in the English language are 'not guilty'. ↗

— Maxim Gorky

#beautiful words #english #english language #guilty #language

A good man can be stupid and still be good. But a bad man must have brains. ↗

— Maxim Gorky

#bad #bad man #brains #good #good man

You must write for children in the same way as you do for adults, only better. ↗

— Maxim Gorky

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In the maxim of the past you cannot go anywhere. ↗

— Maxim Gorky

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There is no one on earth more disgusting and repulsive than he who gives alms. Even as there is no one so miserable as he who accepts them. ↗

— Maxim Gorky

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What 'jazz' means to me is the worst kind of working conditions, the worst in cultural prejudice. The term 'jazz' has come to mean the abuse and exploitation of black musicians. ↗

— Maxim Gorky

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You can't do without philosophy, since everything has its hidden meaning which we must know. ↗

— Maxim Gorky

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When work is a pleasure, life is a joy! When work is a duty, life is slavery. ↗

— Maxim Gorky

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Only mothers can think of the future - because they give birth to it in their children. ↗

— Maxim Gorky

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Happiness always looks small while you hold it in your hands, but let it go, and you learn at once how big and precious it is. ↗

— Maxim Gorky

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