Quotes From "Cancer Ward" By Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn

The meaning of earthly existence lies not, as we have...
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The meaning of earthly existence lies not, as we have grown used to thinking, in prospering but in the development of the soul. Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
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The earlier, the more fun. Why put it off? It’s the atomic age! Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
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One should never direct people towards happiness, becausehappiness too is an idol of the market-place. One should directthem towards mutual affection. A beast gnawing at its preycan be happy too, but only human beings can feel affectionfor each other, and this is the highest achievement they canaspire to. Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
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A man is happy so long as he chooses to be happy. Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
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It's true that private enterprise is extremely flexible, But its only good within very narrow limits. If private enterprise isn't held in an iron grip it gives birth to people who are no better than beasts, those stock-exchange people with greedy appetites beyond restraint. Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn