Excerpts of good sentences from “How Steel Was Tempered”

The most precious thing for people is life, and life is only once for people. A person’s life should be spent like this: when he looks back on the past, he will not feel regret for wasting his years by doing nothing, nor will he feel guilty for being despicable and living a mediocre life.

–Ostrovsky

People should control habits, but habits must not control people.

——Nikolai Ostrovsky

The most precious thing for people is life, and life belongs to people only once. A person’s life should be spent like this: when he looks back on the past, he will not regret for wasting his years, nor will he be ashamed of being inactive; In this way, when he was dying, he could say: “My whole life and all my energy have been dedicated to the most magnificent cause in the world – the struggle for the liberation of mankind.”

–Ostrovsky

Steel is made by burning in fire and being highly cooled, so it is very strong. Our generation has also been tempered by struggle and hard trials, and has learned never to lose heart in life.

——Nikolai Ostrovsky

A person is worthless if he cannot change his bad habits.

——Nikolai Ostrovsky

Even if life is unbearable, you have to persevere. Only then can such a life become valuable.

——Nikolai Ostrovsky

A person’s life should be spent in this way: when he looks back on the past, he will not regret for wasting his years, nor will he feel ashamed for doing nothing!”

–Pavel Korchagin

Live life quickly, because an inexplicable illness, or an unexpected tragic event, can cut it short.

——Nikolai Ostrovsky

When people live, they should not pursue the length of life, but the quality of life.

–Ostrovsky

Before him lay a magnificent, tranquil, boundless blue sea, as smooth as marble. As far as the eye could see, the sea connected with the pale blue clouds and sky: the ripples reflected the melting sun, showing patches of flame. The mountains in the distance loomed in the morning mist. The lazy waves crawled towards my feet affectionately, licking the golden sand of the coast.

–Ostrovsky

Any fool can kill himself at any time! This is the weakest and easiest way out.

——Nikolai Ostrovsky

When a person is healthy and full of vitality, being strong is a relatively simple and easy thing, but only when life tightly surrounds you with iron rings, being strong is the most glorious thing.

–Ostrovsky

Life may be windy and rainy, but we can have our own ray of sunshine in our hearts.

——Ni Ostrovsky

Kill yourself, that’s the easiest way out of trouble

–Ostrovsky

Life is so unpredictable – one moment the sky is filled with clouds and fog, and the next moment there is a bright sun.

–Ostrovsky

The value of life lies in constantly surpassing oneself.

——Ni Ostrovsky

In any case, what I have gained is much more, and what I have lost is incomparable.

——Nikolai Ostrovsky

The most precious thing in life is life. Life belongs to people only once. A person’s life should be spent like this: when he recalls the past, he will not regret for wasting his years, nor will he be ashamed of being inactive; when he is dying, he can say: “My whole life and all my energy , have been dedicated to the most magnificent cause in the world, the struggle for the liberation of mankind.”

–Ostrovsky

Live until you are old and learn until you are old. Only when you are old will you realize how little you know.

The sky is not always blue and the clouds are not always white, but the flowers of life are always bright.

–Ostrovsky

Youth, infinitely beautiful youth! At this time, lust has not yet sprouted, and only the rapid heartbeat vaguely shows its existence; at this time, the hand accidentally touches his girlfriend’s breast, and he trembles in panic and moves away quickly; at this time, youthful friendship restrains the last step action. At such a moment, what could be more dear than the hand of a beloved girl? The hands hugged your neck tightly, followed by a kiss as hot as electric shock.

——Nikolai Ostrovsky

Sadness, as well as all kinds of warm or tender ordinary emotions of ordinary people, can be expressed freely by almost everyone.

——Nikolai Ostrovsky

The beauty of a person does not lie in appearance, clothes and hairstyle, but in himself and his heart. If a person does not have the beauty of his soul, we will often dislike his beautiful appearance.


Post time: Jan-22-2024

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