Scientific activity, if bold, is endless and should be so. — Maxim Gorky
Love books! Books are the source of knowledge. Only books can save humanity, and only knowledge can make us mentally strong, authentic, and rational human beings. Only such people can sincerely love others, respect human labor, and wholeheartedly appreciate the most beautiful achievements created by humanity's unceasing and great labor. — Maxim Gorky
If you, the young people, truly hope to live a "wide and beautiful life," then create it! Work hand in hand with those who are bravely establishing unprecedented and magnificent undertakings. — Maxim Gorky
Genius, in its essence, is nothing more than a passion for a cause and the process of work. — Maxim Gorky
Youth is a common name; it is happy and beautiful, but it is also full of hard trials. — Maxim Gorky
When labor is a joy, life is beautiful; when labor is a duty, life is slavery. — Maxim Gorky
Adults have gone bad; God is testing them. You have not yet been tested; you should live according to a child's mindset. — Maxim Gorky, Childhood
Books, like people, are a phenomenon of life; they are living, speaking things.