Alexander Pushkin translations by Michael R Burch

Habit is Heaven's tame redress: it tugs down the skirts of Happiness. —Alexander Pushkin, translation by Michael R. Burch Till, conquered by gusts of cold air, as Winter approaches, I find, on a branch that is otherwise bare, trembling, a leaf left behind. —Alexander Pushkin, translation by Michael R. Burch Whom to love, to trust and treasure, who won’t betray us in the end? Whose kindest thoughts will measure our words as we intend? —Alexander Pushkin, translation by Michael R. Burch Then came a moment of realization: I looked again and you were there, a fleeting glimpse of perfection, of all that’s exquisite and rare. —Alexander Pushkin, translation by Michael R. Burch When I want to understand you, I study your obscurities. —Alexander Pushkin, translation by Michael R. Burch Never despise the translator, he's the courier of civilization.—Alexander Pushkin, translation by Michael R. Burch My whole life was covenanted to this meeting with you…—Alexander Pushkin, translation by Michael R. Burch I was not put here to entertain Tsars.—Alexander Pushkin, translation by Michael R. Burch Fear no insult, seek no crown, receive flattery and slander with equal indifference, and never argue with a fool.—Alexander Pushkin, translation by Michael R. Burch Better ten thousand unrealized dreams than never to have dreamed at all.—Alexander Pushkin, translation by Michael R. Burch If only you knew the inferno within, which I attempt to tamp down with reason!—Alexander Pushkin, translation by Michael R. Burch The less we love women, the easier they are to charm.—Alexander Pushkin, translation by Michael R. Burch As poetry requires inspiration, so does geometry.—Alexander Pushkin, translation by Michael R. Burch Ecstasy is a glass full of tea melting a sugar cube.—Alexander Pushkin, translation by Michael R. Burch Unrequited love is not an affront but an incentive to excel next time.—Alexander Pushkin, translation by Michael R. Burch Moral maxims are most useful when nothing else can excuse our failures.—Alexander Pushkin, translation by Michael R. Burch Write for pleasure, publish for perks.—Alexander Pushkin, translation by Michael R. Burch Better an exalting illusion than ten thousand low truths.—Alexander Pushkin, translation by Michael R. Burch As long as I live in one heart, I remain immortal.—Alexander Pushkin, translation by Michael R. Burch Keywords/Tags: habit, heaven, winter, cold, coldness, love, trust, treasure, words, life, dreams