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: Meaningful Life Quotes

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...

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 dialectic is neither fiction or mysticism, but a science of the forms of our...

The dialectic is neither fiction or mysticism, but a science of the forms of our...

Ideas that enter the mind under fire remain there securely and for ever.

Ideas that enter the mind under fire remain there securely and for ever.

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.

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...

The depth and strength of a human character are defined by its moral reserves. People...

The depth and strength of a human character are defined by its moral reserves. People...

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...

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

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

In inner-party politics, these methods lead, as we shall yet see, to this: the party...

In inner-party politics, these methods lead, as we shall yet see, to this: the party...

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

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

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...

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.

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

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

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...

Where force is necessary, there it must be applied boldly, decisively and completely. But one...

Where force is necessary, there it must be applied boldly, decisively and completely. But one...

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...

Fascism is nothing but capitalist reaction.

Fascism is nothing but capitalist reaction.

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

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

There is a limit to the application of democratic methods. You can inquire of all...

There is a limit to the application of democratic methods. You can inquire of all...