Ivan Panin Quotes

Love is not like the echo, which returneth only what is given; but, rather, like the pump, which returneth by the pail what it received by the pint.

As the sea is beautiful not only in calm but also in storm, so is happiness found not only in peace but also in strife.

As the paper though it entereth the press white, yet when it cometh forth black is eagerly sought to be perused; so do thou let thy life, though darkened by adversity, be made all the more useful to thy fellows.

However bad a man, he will have some friends: however good, he will have some enemies.

Doubt is the tax man pays for the luxury of useless knowledge.

The wealthy seldom possess wealth: oftener they are possessed by it.

History is not fable agreed upon, but truth disagreed upon.

The danger from lightning is gone when the thunder is heard, and the worst is over when misfortune has arrived.

Let not adversity oppress thee: be rather like unto the nail; the farther ’tis hammered, the firmer it holds.

If you must hate a man for the many things about which you disagree, remember that you should also love him for the many things about which you agree.

Though my sight be lost, I do not yet lose my faith: when I can no longer see, I can still believe.

The wise man hath his thoughts in his head; the fool, on his tongue.