Introduction

Maxim Gorky was born in poverty and lost his father when he was young. At the age of 11, he traveled around the society to make a living, working as a stevedore, bakery worker, slums and docks. It became his "social" university classroom. He shared the fate of society with the working people, and personally experienced the cruel exploitation and oppression of capitalism. This had an important influence on his thought and creative development. In a life of hunger and cold, Gorky mastered knowledge of European classical literature, philosophy and natural science through tenacious self-study. Gorky, who had only attended elementary school for two years, published his first work at the age of 24, which was the short story "Makar Chudra" published in "Caucasus Daily". The novel reflects the life of the Gypsies, with vivid plot twists and vivid characters. The newspaper editor was very satisfied with the submission and informed the author to come to the newspaper office. The editor was surprised when he saw Gorky. He did not expect that the person who wrote such an outstanding work was actually a ragged tramp. The editor said to Gorky: "We have decided to publish your novel, but the manuscript should be signed." Gorky thought for a while and said: "Then sign it like this: Maxim Gorky." In Russian, "Gorky" means "pain" and "Maxim" means "the greatest". From then on, he started his creative career under the pen name "The Greatest Pain", and his original name was Alexei Maximovich Pishkov (Алексей Максимович Пещков). Maxim Gorky was called "the most outstanding representative of proletarian art" by Lenin.

Gorky's famous aphorisms

1. If you are at any time and anywhere, what you leave to people in your life are some beautiful things - flowers, thoughts, and Very fond memories of you - then your life will be easy and enjoyable. Then you will feel that everyone needs you, and this feeling makes you a spiritually rich person. You have to know that giving is always more pleasant than taking. 2. Don’t lament the pain of life! --- Lament that he is a weakling. 3. People who don’t know what they will do tomorrow are unfortunate people. 4. I threw myself on the book like a hungry person on bread. 5. Human talent is like a spark. It can be extinguished or ignited. And there is only one way to force it to burn into a raging fire, which is to work and work again. 6. Being lazy to think, unwilling to delve into and understand deeply, being complacent or satisfied with trivial knowledge are all causes of intellectual poverty. This is "stupid". 7. Reason is higher than the heart, and thoughts are more reliable than emotions. 8. All excellent things are simple, and they are fascinating precisely because of their intelligent simplicity. 9. Everyone knows that it is much more difficult to turn words into actions than to turn actions into words. 10. You must remember to always happily give more to others and take less from others. 11. Our youth are a force that is constantly growing and rising. Their mission is to create new lifestyles and living conditions based on the logic of history. 12. Youth is an ordinary name. It is happy and beautiful, but it is also full of hard training. 13. If you really want to live a "very broad and beautiful life", create it and work hand in hand with those who are heroically building unprecedented and magnificent careers. In life there are accumulated many good and practical works which will enrich our land and liberate man from the shameful captivity of prejudice, prejudice and superstition. 14. If we want to live, we should build for ourselves a time full of feeling, thinking and action, and use it to replace this boring, monotonous, soul-killing, reproachful and cold-ticking clock. . 15. Children, don’t be afraid of reality, don’t bow to reality. You came to this world not to obey the old things, but to create new, sensible and glorious things. 16. Reflection is a clear mirror that can reveal the stains on the soul. 17. People should decorate their souls, not their bodies.

18. If we want to live, we should build for ourselves a time full of feeling, thinking and action, and use it to replace this boring, monotonous, soul-killing, reproachful and cold-ticking clock. . 19. Books are inseparable life partners and mentors for young people. 20. Books are the ladder of human progress. 21. When God deprived mankind of the ability to crawl on all fours, he gave him a crutch. This is the ideal. 22. The higher the goal a person pursues, the faster his talents will develop. 23. The greatest enjoyment and the highest pleasure in life is to feel that you are needed by people and make people feel friendly. 24. Time is like water in a sponge, as long as you squeeze it, there will always be time. 21. Creation depends on wisdom, and dealing with life depends on common sense. Common sense but no wisdom is called mediocrity, and wisdom but no common sense is called clumsy. Wisdom is the most powerful of all forces and the only consciously alive force in the world. 22. Labor enables people to build confidence in their own intellectual power. 23. Science is a powerful force of wisdom that is committed to breaking the shackles of mystery that imprison me. 24. You should love science, because there is no power in human beings that is more powerful and invincible than science. 25. Everyone hopes that the truth will be on his side, but not everyone is sincerely willing to stand on the side of the truth. 26. If an individual relies on himself, if he stays outside the collective relationship and outside the scope of any great ideas that unite the people, he will become a lazy, conservative person who is hostile to the development of life. 27. Truth is a tool for understanding things and a ladder on the way for people to advance and rise. Truth is produced from human labor. 28. Anyone who firmly believes in himself and the vitality of his thoughts will surely overcome all obstacles. 29. People must be like the stars in the sky, always clearly seeing the fire of all hopes and desires, and the fire will never go out on the earth. 31. If you really want to live a "very broad and beautiful life", create it and work hand in hand with those who are heroically building unprecedented and magnificent careers. In life there are accumulated many good and practical works which will enrich our land and liberate man from the shameful captivity of prejudice, prejudice and superstition. 32. As a moving power, the beauty of language comes from the accuracy, clarity and pleasantness of words. 33. Human life is very short, and the short years require me to fully understand the process of life. 34. The meaning of life lies in creation, and creation is independent and endless. 35. A protagonist must be a genius. But genius lies in self-confidence and one's own strength. 36. Genius, by its very nature, is nothing but love for career and work process. 37. Wisdom is a gem, if it is edged with humility, it will be dazzling. 38. Those who aim at the top will never stop climbing because they are nostalgic for the exotic flowers and plants halfway up the mountain. 39. People who don’t know what they will do tomorrow are unhappy people. 40. The most immoral aspects of human beings are dishonesty and cowardice. 41. Without the sun, flowers will not bloom; without love, there will be no happiness; without women, there will be no love; without mothers, there will be neither poets nor heroes. 42. The most grumbling people are those who are unable to resist, unable or unwilling to work. 43. Genius comes from hard work. 44. You must remember to always happily give more to others and take less from others. 45. The most immoral subscribers among human beings are dishonest and cowardly. 46. ??On the basis of attaching importance to labor and respecting workers, it is possible for us to create our own new morality. Labor and science are the two greatest forces in the world. 47. Gorgeous decorations and exquisite food cannot fill the spiritual emptiness; a true revolutionary first pursues ideological enrichment and enrichment. This cannot be replaced by anything precious. 48. What people should decorate is the soul, not the body.

49. The fastest and slowest thing in the world, the longest and shortest thing, the most ordinary thing but the most precious thing, the most easily ignored thing and the most regrettable thing is time. 50. Time leaves bunches of fruits to the hardworking, while leaving only white hair and empty hands to the lazy. 51. There is nothing more indifferent than a clock in the world: the moment you were born, the moment you enjoyed your dreams, it was ticking every second. 52. Time is the most open and reasonable thing. It never gives more to anyone. The hard-working can leave time to produce bunches of fruits, while the lazy can use time to give them a head of gray hair and empty hands. 53. A true and sensible friendship is the most beautiful and priceless treasure in life. 54. A person’s value depends entirely on himself. 55. Be strong in hard days and cautious in happy days. 56. The meaning of life lies in human self-improvement. 57. The value of life lies in creation. 58. If people no longer have fear, everything will be over! Everything is ruined! Everything is broken! It is said that the world is maintained by people's fear! 59. Be a kind person and seek happiness for the masses. 60. There have been many empty talkers who read books just to "refute" others and loudly promote their own revolutionary spirit in order to jump in front of those more humble and serious comrades. 61. People need the truth, just like a blind man needs a guide with sight. 62. The achievements of scientists are the property of all mankind, and science is the most selfless field. 63. There is no end to the bold activities of science, and there should be no end. 64. If a person relies on himself alone, if he stays outside the collective relationship, and outside the scope of any great ideas that unite the people, he will become lazy, conservative, and hostile to the development of life. 65. Any thing a person occupies is paid for by himself! For example, use his wisdom, his strength, and sometimes even his life. 66. Don’t worry about what others think, everyone can live their own life. 67. A person should set a benchmark deep in his soul, so as to gather the unique things in his personality around him and show his distinctive characteristics. 68. A person should not criticize his own true colors. You are a so-called narrative character, and lyric poetry is not suitable for you. 69. If you don’t know the way, how can you guide others? 70. Ideals can bring joy to the unfortunate people in the world! 71. People don’t value their own strength very much. 72. Anything that contradicts hypocrisy is extremely important and valuable. 73. There are only two ways of life in the world: decay and burning. The timid and greedy people choose the former; the courageous, generous and selfless people choose the latter. 74. For life, there must be consistent, huge, and vital actions. 75. All people, without exception, live for a better future, so we must respect everyone. 76. In this world where everything is based on competition and competition, there is no room for fairy tale fantasy and sentimentality. 77. When you feel that many people need you, this feeling will make you full of energy. 78. People want to open their hearts in front of others, but they feel that their words are poor, and many great and important wisdoms in life have been lost. This is entirely due to the inability to find the required expression form in time. 79. Whoever needs less will have greater happiness; whoever hopes for less will have more freedom. 80. When a person feels that he is the center of other people's attention, his mind will swell up and he will forget everything and become arrogant.