Maxioms by Alexander Solzhenitsyn
Literature becomes the living memory of a nation.
Literature becomes the living memory of a nation.
Generosity is a two-edged virtue for an artist - it nourishes his imagination but has a fatal effect on his read more
Generosity is a two-edged virtue for an artist - it nourishes his imagination but has a fatal effect on his routine.
A great writer is, so to speak, a second government in his country. And for that reason no regime has read more
A great writer is, so to speak, a second government in his country. And for that reason no regime has ever loved great writers, only minor ones.
It is not the level of prosperity that makes for happiness but the kinship of heart to heart and the read more
It is not the level of prosperity that makes for happiness but the kinship of heart to heart and the way we look at the world. Both attitudes are within our power . . . a man is happy so long as he chooses to be happy, and no one can stop him.
Talent is always conscious of its own abundance, and does not object to sharing.
Talent is always conscious of its own abundance, and does not object to sharing.
