Ivan Turgenev Quotes (10+)

Enjoy the best Ivan Turgenev Quotes. Quotations by Ivan Turgenev (Russian Novelist)
Jan 01, 1818 - Jan 01, 1883

Nature is not a temple, but a workshop, and man is the workman in it.

A man's soul is a dark forest.

The past was a dream, wasn't it? And who ever remembers dreams?

Death is an old joke, but it comes like new to everyone.

Whatever a man prays for, he prays for a miracle.

Love is stronger than death or the fear of death.

I do not know what the heart of a bad man is like. But I know a good man's heart is terrible.

Nothing is worse and more hurtful than a happiness that comes too late.

We sit in the mud, my friend, and reach for the stars.

If we wait for the moment when everything is ready, we shall never begin.

About the Author

Ivan Turgenev (1818–1883) was a giant of Russian literature, famous for his lyrical prose and the classic novel 'Fathers and Sons'.