In Russia all tyrants believe poets to be their worst enemies.

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Be equal to your talent, not your age. At times let the gap between them be embarrassing.

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In general, in poetry and literature, I am among those people who believe that too much is indispensable.

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Ever since then I have known that if all the values in this world are more or less questionable, the most important thing in life is kindness.

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He who is conceived in a cage, yearns for the cage.

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Envy is an insult to oneself.

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Be equal to your talent, not your age. At times let the gap between them be embarrassing.

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Sorrow happens, hardship happens, the hell with it, who never knew the price of happiness, will not be happy.

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Those who are used to a cage will weep for a cage.

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Translation is like a woman. If it is beautiful, it is not faithful. If it is faithful, it is most certainly not beautiful.

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