Quotes by Brodsky, Joseph

What should I say about life? That it's long and abhors transparence. >>

What I like about cities is that everything is king size, the beauty a >>

The real history of consciousness starts with one's first lie. >>

Quotations about Work

Nobody ever drowned in his own sweat. >>

When you cease to make a contribution, you begin to die. >>

No labor, however humble, is dishonoring. >>

After all, it is hard to master both life and work equally well. So if you are bound to fake one of them, it had better be life.

Brodsky, Joseph