Life is not an easy matter... You cannot live through it without falling into frustration and cynicism unless you have before you a great idea which raises you above personal misery, above weakness, above all kinds of perfidy and baseness.

Quote by Leon Trotsky

Topics: Cynicism Quotes, Frustration Quotes, Life Quotes

Insurrection is an art, and like all arts has its own laws.

Insurrection is an art, and like all arts has its own laws.

England is nothing but the last ward of the European madhouse, and quite possibly it...

England is nothing but the last ward of the European madhouse, and quite possibly it...

Dialectical thought is related to vulgar thinking in the same way that a motion picture...

Dialectical thought is related to vulgar thinking in the same way that a motion picture...

The dialectic is neither fiction nor mysticism, but a science of the forms of our...

The dialectic is neither fiction nor mysticism, but a science of the forms of our...

In a serious struggle there is no worse cruelty than to be magnanimous at an...

In a serious struggle there is no worse cruelty than to be magnanimous at an...

Technique is noticed most markedly in the case of those who have not mastered it.

Technique is noticed most markedly in the case of those who have not mastered it.

Old age is the most unexpected of all things that happen to a man.

Old age is the most unexpected of all things that happen to a man.

The historic ascent of humanity, taken as a whole, may be summarized as a succession...

The historic ascent of humanity, taken as a whole, may be summarized as a succession...

You may not be interested in strategy, but strategy is interested in you.

You may not be interested in strategy, but strategy is interested in you.

Revolutions are always verbose.

Revolutions are always verbose.

The end may justify the means as long as there is something that justifies the...

The end may justify the means as long as there is something that justifies the...

Fascism is nothing but capitalist reaction.

Fascism is nothing but capitalist reaction.

Let a man find himself, in distinction from others, on top of two wheels with...

Let a man find himself, in distinction from others, on top of two wheels with...

Learning carries within itself certain dangers because out of necessity one has to learn from...

Learning carries within itself certain dangers because out of necessity one has to learn from...

Not believing in force is the same as not believing in gravity.

Not believing in force is the same as not believing in gravity.

Life is not an easy matter...You cannot live through it without falling into frustration and...

Life is not an easy matter...You cannot live through it without falling into frustration and...

From being a patriotic myth, the Russian people have become an awful reality.

From being a patriotic myth, the Russian people have become an awful reality.

There are no absolute rules of conduct, either in peace or war. Everything depends on...

There are no absolute rules of conduct, either in peace or war. Everything depends on...

If we had had more time for discussion we should probably have made a great...

If we had had more time for discussion we should probably have made a great...

If we had more time for discussion we should probably have made a great many...

If we had more time for discussion we should probably have made a great many...