"A Gentleman in Moscow" Quotes
"A Gentleman in Moscow" follows Count Alexander Rostov, sentenced to house arrest in a luxury hotel, as he creates a fulfilling life while witnessing decades of Russian history unfold from within its walls.
historical fiction | 462 pages | Published in NaN
Quotes
If patience wasn't so easily tested, then it would hardly be a virtue.
By their very nature, human beings are so driven to distract themselves.
Imagining what might happen if one's circumstances were different is the only sure route to madness.
The surest sign of wisdom is an ability to laugh at oneself.
The principal difference between a rich man and a poor is that the former can afford to wait.
There is a sense in which no one ever tells the truth about themselves.
The only thing in life that one can be sure of is that one will be wrong.
Adversity presents itself in many forms.
The world is full of men who gain rank prematurely.
It is a sad but unavoidable fact of life that no matter how one has labored on behalf of one's fellow man, the last thing one will hear before departing this world is a voice asking, 'Why didn't you do more?'
