We are the Roots of the tree on which you flourish. Go on rejoicing in your beauty! But remember there is this difference between us that with every … - Ivan Krylov

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We are the Roots of the tree on which you flourish. Go on rejoicing in your beauty! But remember there is this difference between us that with every autumn the old Leaves die, and with every spring new Leaves are born; but if the Roots once perish neither you nor the tree can live at all."

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About Ivan Krylov

Ivan Andreyevich Krylov (Russian: Ива́н Андре́евич Крыло́в; 13 February 1769 – 21 November 1844) is Russia's best-known fabulist and probably the most epigrammatic of all Russian authors. Formerly a dramatist and journalist, he only discovered his true genre at the age of 40. While many of his earlier fables were loosely based on Aesop's and La Fontaine's, later fables were original work, often with a satirical bent.

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Pen Names: Navi Volyrk
Native Name: Ива́н Андре́евич Крыло́в
Alternative Names: Ivan Andreyevich Krylov • Ivan Andreevich Krilof • Ivan Krilov
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