There are no conditions to which a person cannot grow accustomed, especially if he sees that everyone around him lives in the same way.
("Anna Karenina")
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On the twelfth of June, the forces of Western Europe crossed the borders of Russia, and war began--that is, an event took place contrary to human reason and to the whole of human nature.
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Some mathematician has said pleasure lies not in discovering truth, but in seeking it.
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There is no greatness where there is no simplicity, goodness and truth.
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Music is the shorthand of emotion.
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We imagine that when we are thrown out of our usual ruts all is lost, but it is only then that what is new and good begins. While there is life there is happiness. There is much, much before us.
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