If only people thought a little more about it, they would see that life is not worrying about so much.
Mikhail LermontovEvil spawns evil. The first experience of torture gives an understanding of the pleasure in tormenting others.
Mikhail LermontovIt is sad to see a young man's fondest hopes and dreams shattered when the rose-colured veil is plucked away and he sees the actions and feelings of men for what they are. But he still has the hope of replacing his old illusions with others, just as fleeting, but also just as sweet.
Mikhail Lermontov