Mikhail Lermontov Quotes

Russian writer, poet and painter (1814–1841)

Mikhail Yuryevich Lermontov (October 15, 1814 – July 27, 1841) was a Russian Romantic writer, poet and painter, sometimes called "the poet of the Caucasus", the most important Russian poet after Alexander Pushkin's death in 1837 and the greatest figure in Russian Romanticism. His influence on later Russian literature is still felt in modern times, not only through his poetry, but also through his prose, which founded the tradition of the Russian psychological novel.

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Pen Names: —въ • Ламвер • Гр. Диарбекир • Lerma

Native Name: Михаилъ Юрьевичъ Лермонтовъ • Михаил Юрьевич Лермонтов

Alternative Names: Michail Jur'evič Lermontov • Mikhail I︠U︡rʹevich Lermontov • Михаи́л Ю́рьевич Ле́рмонтов • Mikhail Yur'yevich Lermontov • Mikhail Yuryevich Lermontov • Mikhail Yurievich Lermontov

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I would make any sacrifice but this; twenty times I can stake my life, even my honour, but my freedom I shall never sell. Why do I prize it so much? … What am I aiming at? Nothing, absolutely nothing.

I am like a mariner born and bred on board a buccaneer brig whose soul has become so inured to storm and strife that if cast ashore he would weary and languish no matter how alluring the shady groves and how bright the gentle sun.

Many a calm river begins as a turbulent waterfall, yet none hurtles and foams all the way to the sea.

O vanity! you are the lever by means of which Archimedes wished to lift the earth!