Mikhail Lermontov: "Eu era modesto - eles me acusaram de ser artesanal...

"Eu era modesto - eles me acusaram de ser artesanal: Eu me tornei secreto. Eu me senti profundamente bom e mal - ninguém me acariciou, todo mundo me ofendeu: eu me tornei rancorante. Eu era sombrio - outras crianças eram felizes e falantes. Eu me senti superior a eles - mas foi considerado inferior: fiquei invejoso. Eu estava pronto para amar o mundo inteiro - nenhum me compreendeu: e eu aprendi a odiar."

--- Mikhail Lermontov

Versão em inglês

I was modest--they accused me of being crafty: I became secretive. I felt deeply good and evil--nobody caressed me, everybody offended me: I became rancorous. I was gloomy--other children were merry and talkative. I felt myself superior to them--but was considered inferior: I became envious. I was ready to love the whole world--none understood me: and I learned to hate.