Moreover, probably owing to excessive self-consciousness, perhaps as the result of the generally unfortunate cast of my personality, there existed between my thoughts and feelings, and the expression of those feelings and thoughts, a sort of inexplicable, irrational, and utterly insuperable barrier; and whenever I made up my mind to overcome this obstacle by force, to break down this barrier, my gestures, the expression of my face, my whole being, took on an appearance of painful constraint. I not only seemed, I positively became unnatural and affected. I was conscious of this myself, and hastened to shrink back into myself. Then a terrible commotion was set up within me. I analysed myself to the last thread, compared myself with others, recalled the slightest glances, smiles, words of the people to whom I had tried to open myself out, put the worst construction on everything, laughed vindictively at my own pretensions to 'be like every one else,'—and suddenly, in the midst of my laughter, collapsed utterly into gloom, sank into absurd dejection, and then began again as before—went round and round, in fact, like a squirrel on its wheel. Whole days were spent in this harassing, fruitless exercise.
Ivan TurgenevBut I had absolutely lost all sense of personal dignity, and could not tear myself away from the spectacle of my own misery.
Ivan TurgenevA withered maple leaf has left its branch and is falling to the ground; its movements resemble those of a butterfly in flight. Isn't it strange? The saddest and deadest of things is yet so like the gayest and most vital of creatures?
Ivan TurgenevStichwörter: happiness nature sorrow butterfly leaf
I burnt as in a fire in her presence ... but what did I care to know what the fire was in which I burned and melted--it was enough that it was sweet to burn and melt.
Ivan TurgenevStichwörter: love
She tore herself away, and went out. And I went away. I cannot describe the emotion with which I went away. I should not wish it ever to come again; but I should think myself unfortunate had I never experienced such an emotion.
Ivan TurgenevStichwörter: love
وأي ضرر في أن يحتفظ المرء بأفكاره لنفسه ؟
Ivan Turgenevمامن شيء أكثر إيلاما للمرء من اكتشافه أمر حماقة وقع فيها لتوه
Ivan Turgenevماالذي جعلني أدفع الأمور الى غايتها ؟.. لا بد مما ليس منه بد
Ivan Turgenevوصدقيني أنه كلمة ضاقت دائرة حياتك وزاد حظها من البساطة ,كان ذلك خيرا لك
Ivan TurgenevOgni uomo, caro mio, è dato in pasto a se stesso.
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