The Lady With the Little Dog and Other Stories, 1896-1904 Quotes

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“He had two lives: one, open, seen and known by all who cared to know, full of relative truth and of relative falsehood, exactly like the lives of his friends and acquaintances; and another life running its course in secret. And through some strange, perhaps accidental, conjunction of circumstances, everything that was essential, of interest and of value to him, everything in which he was sincere and did not deceive himself, everything that made the kernel of his life, was hidden from other people.”
― The Lady With the Little Dog and Other Stories, 1896-1904
― The Lady With the Little Dog and Other Stories, 1896-1904
“And only now, when he was gray-haired, had he fallen in love properly, thoroughly, for the first time in his life.”
― The Lady With the Little Dog and Other Stories, 1896-1904
― The Lady With the Little Dog and Other Stories, 1896-1904
“He always seemed to women different from what he was, and they loved in him not himself, but the man created by their imagination, whom they had been eagerly seeking all their lives; and afterwards, when they noticed their mistake, they loved him all the same.”
― The Lady With the Little Dog and Other Stories, 1896-1904
― The Lady With the Little Dog and Other Stories, 1896-1904
“Useless pursuits and conversations always about the same things absorb the better part of one's time, the better part of one's strength, and in the end there is left a life grovelling and curtailed, worthless and trivial, and there is no escaping or getting away from it鈥攋ust as though one were in a madhouse or prison.”
― The Lady With the Little Dog and Other Stories, 1896-1904
― The Lady With the Little Dog and Other Stories, 1896-1904
“My thoughts about human happiness, for some peculiar reason, had always been tinged with a certain sadness.”
― The Lady With the Little Dog and Other Stories, 1896-1904
― The Lady With the Little Dog and Other Stories, 1896-1904
“丕賱毓賯賱 亘丕賱胤亘毓 卮賷亍 睾賷乇 禺丕賱丿 亘賱 夭丕卅賱貙 賵賱賰賳賰 鬲毓賱賲 丕賱丌賳 賱賲丕匕丕 兀卮毓乇 亘丕賱賲賷賱 廿賱賷賴貙 賮丕賱丨賷丕丞 賮禺 賲丨夭賳 賵毓賳丿賲丕 賷丨賯賯 丕賱卮禺氐 丕賱賲賮賰賾乇 賮乇氐鬲賴 賵賷亘賱睾 賵毓賷賴 丿乇噩丞 丕賱賳囟噩 賷丨爻 賳賮爻賴 -賱丕 廿乇丕丿賷賸丕- 賰兀賳賴 賵賯毓 賮賷 賮禺 賱丕 賲賴乇亘 賲賳賴. 賵亘丕賱賮毓賱 賮賯丿 噩丕亍 廿賱賶 丕賱丨賷丕丞 賲賳 丕賱毓丿賲 毓賱賶 丕賱乇睾賲 賲賳 廿乇丕丿鬲賴 亘賮毓賱 毓賵丕賲賱 毓丕乇囟丞貙 賮賱賲丕匕丕責! 廿賳賴 賷乇賷丿 兀賳 賷毓乇賮 賲睾夭賶 賵噩賵丿賴 賵賴丿賮賴 賮賱丕 賷賯丕賱 賱賴 兀賵 鬲賯丕賱 賱賴 丨賲丕賯丕鬲貙 賵賷丿賯 丕賱亘丕亘 賮賱丕 賷賮鬲丨 賱賴 兀丨丿貙 賵賷兀鬲賷賴 丕賱賲賵鬲 兀賷囟賸丕 毓賱賶 丕賱乇睾賲 賲賳 廿乇丕丿鬲賴. 賵賴賰匕丕 賰賲丕 賮賷 丕賱爻噩賳 毓賳丿賲丕 賷卮毓乇 丕賱兀卮禺丕氐 丕賱匕賷賳 噩賲毓鬲賴賲 丕賱賲兀爻丕丞 丕賱賲卮鬲乇賰丞 亘賳賵毓 賲賳 丕賱廿乇鬲賷丕丨 毓賳丿賲丕 賷噩鬲賲毓賵賳 賲毓丕貙 賰匕賱賰 丕賱丨賷丕丞貨 賱丕 賷丨爻 丕賱兀卮禺丕氐 丕賱賲賷丕賱賵賳 廿賱賶 丕賱鬲丨賱賷賱 賵丕賱鬲毓賲賷賲 亘賵噩賵丿 丕賱賮禺 毓賳丿賲丕 賷噩鬲賲毓賵賳 賲毓賸丕 賵賷賯囟賵賳 丕賱賵賯鬲 賮賷 鬲亘丕丿賱 丕賱兀賮賰丕乇 丕賱丨乇丞 丕賱兀亘賷丞! 賵亘賴匕丕 丕賱賲毓賳賶 賷購毓鬲亘乇 丕賱毓賯賱 賲鬲毓丞 賱丕 亘丿賷賱 賱賴丕 .”
― 丕賱爻賷丿丞 氐丕丨亘丞 丕賱賰賱亘 賵賯氐氐 兀禺乇賶
― 丕賱爻賷丿丞 氐丕丨亘丞 丕賱賰賱亘 賵賯氐氐 兀禺乇賶
“兀賳 鬲乇賶 賵鬲爻賲毓 賰賷賮 賷賰匕亘賵賳貙 孬賲 賷乇賲賵賳賰 丕賳鬲 亘丕賱睾亘丕亍 賱兀賳賰 鬲胤賷賯 賴匕丕 丕賱賰匕亘. 兀賳 鬲鬲丨賲賱 丕賱廿賴丕賳丕鬲 賵丕賱廿匕賱丕賱 丿賵賳 丕賳 鬲噩乇丐 毓賱賶 丕賱廿毓賱丕賳 氐乇丕丨丞 丕賳賰 賮賷 氐賮 丕賱卮乇賮丕亍丕賱兀丨乇丕乇貙 亘賱 鬲賰匕亘 丕賳鬲 賳賮爻賰 賵鬲亘鬲爻賲 賵賰賱 匕賱賰 賲賳 丕噩賱 賱賯賲丞 丕賱毓賷卮貙 賲賳 兀噩賱 乇賰賳 丿丕賮卅貙 賲賳 兀噩賱 賵馗賷賮丞 丨賯賷乇丞 賱丕 鬲爻丕賵賷 賯乇卮丕 .. 賰賱丕 丨賷丕丞 賰賴匕賴 賱賲 鬲毓丿 賲丨鬲賲賱丞 !”
― 丕賱爻賷丿丞 氐丕丨亘丞 丕賱賰賱亘 賵賯氐氐 兀禺乇賶
― 丕賱爻賷丿丞 氐丕丨亘丞 丕賱賰賱亘 賵賯氐氐 兀禺乇賶
“賲丕 賴匕賴 丕賱賱賷丕賱賷 丕賱鬲賷 亘賱丕 賲毓賳賶 賵兀賷 兀賷丕賲 賲賲賱丞 亘丕賴鬲丞 ! 丕賱賱毓亘 丕賱賲丨賲賵賲 賵丕賱兀賰賱 丨鬲賶 丕賱鬲禺賲丞 賵丕賱爻賹賰賿乇 賵丕賱兀丨丕丿賷孬 丕賱賲賰乇乇丞 毓賳 賳賮爻 丕賱卮賷亍. 丕賱兀毓賲丕賱 丕賱鬲賷 賱丕 囟乇賵乇丞 賱賴丕 賵丕賱兀丨丕丿賷孬 丕賱賲賰乇乇丞 鬲爻鬲賵賱賶 毓賱賶 兀賮囟賱 爻丕毓丕鬲 丕賱毓賲乇 賵毓賱賶 兀賮囟賱 丕賱賯賵賶 賵賱丕 賷亘賯賶 賮賷 丕賱賳賴丕賷丞 爻賵賶 丨賷丕丞 賲亘鬲賵乇丞貙 賲賯氐賵氐丞 丕賱噩賳丕丨賷賳貙 賱丕 賷亘賯賶 爻賵賶 賴乇丕亍 賵賱丕 鬲爻鬲胤賷毓 丕賳 鬲賴乇亘 賲賳賴 兀賵 鬲賮乇貙 賰兀賳賲丕 賵囟毓鬲 賮賷 賲爻鬲卮賮賶 丕賱賲噩丕賳賷賳 兀賵 賮賷 丕賱爻噩賳.”
― 丕賱爻賷丿丞 氐丕丨亘丞 丕賱賰賱亘 賵賯氐氐 兀禺乇賶
― 丕賱爻賷丿丞 氐丕丨亘丞 丕賱賰賱亘 賵賯氐氐 兀禺乇賶
“The leaves did not stir on the trees, cicadas twanged, and the monotonous muffled sound of the sea that rose from below spoke of the peace, the eternal sleep awaiting us. So it rumbled below when there was no Yalta, no Oreanda here; so it rumbles now, and it will rumble as indifferently and as hollowly when we are no more. And in this constancy, in this complete indifference to the life and death of each of us, there lies, perhaps a pledge of our eternal salvation, of the unceasing advance of life upon earth, of unceasing movement towards perfection. Sitting beside a young woman who in the dawn seemed so lovely, Gurov, soothed and spellbound by these magical surroundings - the sea, the mountains, the clouds, the wide sky - thought how everything is really beautiful in this world when one reflects: everything except what we think or do ourselves when we forget the higher aims of life and our own human dignity.”
― The Lady With the Little Dog and Other Stories, 1896-1904
― The Lady With the Little Dog and Other Stories, 1896-1904
“How fortunate Buddha, Mahomed, and Shakespeare were that their kind relations and doctors did not cure them of their ecstasy and their inspiration”
― The Lady with the Dog and Other Stories
― The Lady with the Dog and Other Stories
“廿賳 丕賱鬲毓丕賱賷賲 丕賱鬲賷 鬲丿毓賵 廿賱賶 鬲噩丕賴賱 丕賱孬乇賵丞 賵賲賱匕丕鬲 丕賱丨賷丕丞 賵丕丨鬲賯丕乇 丕賱丌賱丕賲 賵丕賱賲賵鬲 賱賷爻鬲 賲賮賴賵賲丞 丕亘丿丕 賱賱兀睾賱亘賷丞 丕賱爻丕丨賯丞 貙 賱兀賳 丕賱睾丕賱亘賷丞 賱賲 鬲毓乇賮 賯胤 賱丕 丕賱孬乇賵丞 賵賱丕 賲賱匕丕鬲 丕賱丨賷丕丞. 兀賲丕 丕丨鬲賯丕乇 丕賱丌賱丕賲 賮賷毓賳賷 亘丕賱賳爻亘丞 廿賱賷賴丕 丕丨鬲賯丕乇 丕賱丨賷丕丞 賳賮爻賴丕 賱兀賳 噩賵賴乇 丕賱廿賳爻丕賳 賰賱賴 賷賯賵賲 毓賱賶 丕丨丕爻賷爻 丕賱噩賵毓 賵丕賱亘乇丿 賵丕賱廿賴丕賳丕鬲 賵丕賱禺爻丕卅乇 賵丕賱禺賵賮 丕賱賴丕賲賱鬲賷 賲賳 丕賱賲賵鬲. 丕賱丨賷丕丞 賰賱賴丕 賮賷 賴匕賴 丕賱兀丨丕爻賷爻. 賷賲賰賳賰 丕賳 鬲卮賯賶 亘丕賱丨賷丕丞 賵鬲賲賯鬲賴丕 賵賱賰賳 賱丕 鬲丨鬲賯乇賴丕.”
― 丕賱爻賷丿丞 氐丕丨亘丞 丕賱賰賱亘 賵賯氐氐 兀禺乇賶
― 丕賱爻賷丿丞 氐丕丨亘丞 丕賱賰賱亘 賵賯氐氐 兀禺乇賶
“At Oreanda they sat on a beach not far from the church, looked down at the sea, and were silent. Yalta was barely visible through the morning mist; white clouds rested motionlessly on the mountaintops. The leaves did not stir on the trees, cicadas twanged, and the monotonous muffled sound of the sea that rose from below spoke of the peace, the eternal sleep awaiting us. So it rumbled below when there was no Yalta, no Oreanda here; so it rumbles now, and it will rumble as indifferently and as hollowly when we are no more. And in this constancy, in this complete indifference to the life and death of each of us, there lies, perhaps, a pledge of our eternal salvation, of the unceasing advance of life upon earth, of unceasing movement towards perfection.”
― The Lady With the Little Dog and Other Stories, 1896-1904
― The Lady With the Little Dog and Other Stories, 1896-1904
“It's obvious that the happy man feels contented only because the unhappy ones bear their burden without saying a word: if it weren't for their silence, happiness would be quiet impossible. It's a kind of mass hypnosis”
― The Lady With the Little Dog and Other Stories, 1896-1904
― The Lady With the Little Dog and Other Stories, 1896-1904
“And in this constancy, in this complete indifference to the life and death of each of us, there lies hid, perhaps, a pledge of our eternal salvation, of the unceasing movement of life upon earth, of unceasing progress towards perfection.”
― The Lady With the Little Dog and Other Stories, 1896-1904
― The Lady With the Little Dog and Other Stories, 1896-1904
“How open, how free, how still it is here!" thought Kovrin, walking along the path. "And it feels as though all the world were watching me, hiding and waiting for me to understand it. . . .”
― The Lady with the Dog and Other Stories
― The Lady with the Dog and Other Stories
“One is shy of asking men under sentence what they have been sentenced for; and in the same way it is awkward to ask very rich people what they want so much money for, why they make such a poor use of their wealth, why they don't give it up, even when they see in it their unhappiness; and if they begin a conversation about it themselves, it is usually embarrassing, awkward, and long.”
― The Lady with the Dog and Other Stories
― The Lady with the Dog and Other Stories
“Forgiven? No. I am a bad, low woman; I despise myself and don't attempt to justify myself. It's not my husband but myself I have deceived. And not only just now; I have been deceiving myself for a long time.”
― The Lady with the Dog and Other Stories
― The Lady with the Dog and Other Stories
“I yearned for mental tranquility, health, fresh air, good food. I was becoming a dreamer, and, like a dreamer, I did not know exactly what I wanted.”
― The Lady with the Dog and Other Stories
― The Lady with the Dog and Other Stories
“He always seemed to women different from what he was, and they loved in him not himself, but the man created by their imagination, whom they had been eagerly seeking all their lives;”
― The Lady with the Dog and Other Stories
― The Lady with the Dog and Other Stories
“Experience often repeated, truly bitter experience, had taught him long ago that with decent people, especially Moscow people鈥攁lways slow to move and irresolute鈥攅very intimacy, which at first so agreeably diversifies life and appears a light and charming adventure, inevitably grows into a regular problem of extreme intricacy, and in the long run the situation becomes unbearable. But at every fresh meeting with an interesting woman this experience seemed to slip out of his memory, and he was eager for life, and everything seemed simple and amusing.”
― The Lady with the Dog and Other Stories
― The Lady with the Dog and Other Stories
“I have been all day thinking of a legend," he said. "I don't remember whether I have read it somewhere or heard it, but it is a strange and almost grotesque legend. To begin with, it is somewhat obscure. A thousand years ago a monk, dressed in black, wandered about the desert, somewhere in Syria or Arabia. . . . Some miles from where he was, some fisherman saw another black monk, who was moving slowly over the surface of a lake. This second monk was a mirage. Now forget all the laws of optics, which the legend does not recognise, and listen to the rest. From that mirage there was cast another mirage, then from that other a third, so that the image of the black monk began to be repeated endlessly from one layer of the atmosphere to another. So that he was seen at one time in Africa, at another in Spain, then in Italy, then in the Far North. . . . Then he passed out of the atmosphere of the earth, and now he is wandering all over the universe, still never coming into conditions in which he might disappear. Possibly he may be seen now in Mars or in some star of the Southern Cross. But, my dear, the real point on which the whole legend hangs lies in the fact that, exactly a thousand years from the day when the monk walked in the desert, the mirage will return to the atmosphere of the earth again and will appear to men. And it seems that the thousand years is almost up . . . . According to the legend, we may look out for the black monk to-day or to-morrow.”
― The Lady with the Dog and Other Stories
― The Lady with the Dog and Other Stories
“The more highly a man is developed on the intellectual and moral side, the more independent he is, the more pleasure life gives him. Socrates, Diogenes, and Marcus Aurelius, were joyful, not sorrowful. And the Apostle tells us: 'Rejoice continually'; 'Rejoice and be glad.”
― The Lady with the Dog and Other Stories
― The Lady with the Dog and Other Stories
“IT was said that a new person had appeared on the sea-front: a lady with a little dog.”
― The Lady with the Dog and Other Stories
― The Lady with the Dog and Other Stories
“But it is difficult to strike a match against a crumbling stone.”
― The Lady with the Dog and Other Stories
― The Lady with the Dog and Other Stories
“Such women imagine that they will be in love for ever, and abandon themselves with tragic intensity.”
― The Lady with the Dog and Other Stories
― The Lady with the Dog and Other Stories
“It鈥檚 much more honest to deceive a man than to break up his family life and injure his reputation. I understand.”
― The Lady with the Dog and Other Stories
― The Lady with the Dog and Other Stories
“We attach no value to our own opinion even when it is wise, but tremble before the opinion of all sorts of stupid people.”
― The Lady with the Dog and Other Stories
― The Lady with the Dog and Other Stories
“Vices which are punished by our legal code had not prevented Diogenes from being a philosopher and a teacher. Caesar and Cicero were profligates and at the same time great men. Cato in his old age married a young girl, and yet he was regarded as a great ascetic and a pillar of morality.”
― The Lady with the Dog and Other Stories
― The Lady with the Dog and Other Stories
“The more highly a man is developed on the intellectual and moral side, the more independent he is, the more pleasure life gives him. Socrates, Diogenes, and Marcus Aurelius, were joyful, not sorrowful. And the Apostle tells us: 鈥楻ejoice continually鈥�; 鈥楻ejoice and be glad.”
― The Lady with the Dog and Other Stories
― The Lady with the Dog and Other Stories
“I don鈥檛 know what sadness, grief, or boredom is. Here I am not asleep; I suffer from sleeplessness, but I am not dull. I say it in earnest; I begin to feel perplexed.”
― The Lady with the Dog and Other Stories
― The Lady with the Dog and Other Stories