Quotes of Ivan Panin - somelinesforyou

“ Of the future, man knows least; yet, about this, he worries most. ”

- Ivan Panin

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

- Ivan Panin

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

- Ivan Panin

“ To struggle for virtue, is to be virtuous. ”

- Ivan Panin

“ Light may be produced by candle, by oil, by gas, by electricity: warmth by wood, by coal, by steam. As it would be foolish for the user of one means to disparage all the others, so 'tis foolish to fret because the manner in which others are virtuous differs from ours. ”

- Ivan Panin

“ For every beauty there is an eye somewhere to see it. For every truth there is an ear somewhere to hear it. For every love there is a heart somewhere to receive it. ”

- Ivan Panin

“ It is not the roaring thunder that smites, but the silent lightning. ”

- Ivan Panin

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

- Ivan Panin

“ Not he deserves praise that has talents, but he that uses them. ”

- Ivan Panin

“ From the moment perfection is attained, 'tis gone. ”

- Ivan Panin

“ Wherefore groan and lament over pain? Be, rather, thankful for this one sign of life; for the dead suffer no pain, and lay figures are never chilled by frost. ”

- Ivan Panin

“ Trouble not thyself about the fate of thy writings: if what thou hast writ be worth preserving, no flood, however mighty, can sweep it away; if it be worthless, no ink, however prepared, can make it indelible. ”

- Ivan Panin

“ To struggle for virtue, is to be virtuous. ”

- Ivan Panin

“ From the moment perfection is attained, 'tis gone. ”

- Ivan Panin

“ For every beauty there is an eye somewhere to see it. For every truth there is an ear somewhere to hear it. For every love there is a heart somewhere to receive it. ”

- Ivan Panin

“ Men's eyes are in their heads; women's, in their hearts. ”

- Ivan Panin

“ Better to deserve praise without having it, than to have it without deserving it. ”

- Ivan Panin

“ Better to think wrongly with your own head, than to think rightly with the head of another. ”

- Ivan Panin

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

- Ivan Panin

“ In times of success remember many have succeeded even better than thou: in times of failure, remember many have failed even worse than thou. ”

- Ivan Panin

“ Learn to bear suffering, and it shall bear thee. ”

- Ivan Panin

“ As the flower, when plucked for enjoyment, begins to wither, so does virtue practiced for reward begin to vanish. ”

- Ivan Panin

“ Love has the face of a goddess, but the talons of a lion. ”

- Ivan Panin

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

- Ivan Panin

“ To struggle for virtue, is to be virtuous. ”

- Ivan Panin

“ Trouble not thyself about the fate of thy writings: if what thou hast writ be worth preserving, no flood, however mighty, can sweep it away; if it be worthless, no ink, however prepared, can make it indelible. ”

- Ivan Panin

“ In times of success remember many have succeeded even better than thou: in times of failure, remember many have failed even worse than thou. ”

- Ivan Panin

“ For every beauty there is an eye somewhere to see it. For every truth there is an ear somewhere to hear it. For every love there is a heart somewhere to receive it. ”

- Ivan Panin

“ Better to deserve praise without having it, than to have it without deserving it. ”

- Ivan Panin

“ For every beauty there is an eye somewhere to see it. For every truth there is an ear somewhere to hear it. For every love there is a heart somewhere to receive it. ”

- Ivan Panin
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