This is not what a scientist said, but the protagonist in the novel "How Steel Was Tempered" written by Soviet writer Nikolai Ostrovsky - Paul Kocha Jin's famous sayings

"The most precious thing for people is life; it is given to us only once. A person's life should be spent like this: when he looks back on the past, he will not regret for wasting his years, nor will he Being ashamed of doing nothing; so that when he is dying, he can say: I have dedicated my entire life and all my energy to the most magnificent cause in the world - the struggle for the liberation of mankind. "

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"How the Steel Was Tempered" is a famous work in Soviet socialist literature. The main achievement of the work is to shape the character of Paul Korchagin. An artistic model.

The author strictly follows the reality of life when portraying this character. He does not regard Paul's strong will and strong character as innate, but believes that they are the result of heroic battles and hard work. It is tempered through hard work, hard study and strict self-discipline.

"How Steel Was Tempered" has vivid and life-like language, shocking spiritual power and thought-provoking philosophy of life, making this book very popular among readers. This shocking power that only truth can produce enables readers to fully integrate into Ostrovsky's life and emotional world and his works.

So, when he stood up against the ruthless fate with the superhuman perseverance of a warrior, ordinary life burst out with extraordinary light in the fierce collision with fate. This light is eternal and can always bring light and strength to the pale mind.

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