There is a critical moment in the calendar of love, and its power is infinite. - Nikolay Karamzin

Those pedagogues were not then in existence, and secondly, the Russians in general knew little about books. They brought up their children as nature rears her plants.

The wonders of the creation may be described, but the springs of the heart operate in the heart alone.

Liza," she said, "how perfect are the works of the creation. I have passed upwards of sixty years in admiration of the blessings of providence, and I still find new causes for our gratitude.