1. And I despise your books, your wisdom & the blessings of this world. Its all worthless, fleeting, illusory & deceptive, like a mirage. You may be proud, wise & fine but death will wipe you off the face of the earth as tho you were no more than mice burrowing under the floor...
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2. ...and your posterity, your history, your immortal geniuses will burn or freeze together with the earthly globe.
--- Anton Chekhov
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Nobody does bleak nihilism better than Russians, amirite?
One of my favorite Russian sayings: The last thing that dies is hope.