I measure the power of a will by how much resistance, pain, ... - Maxim Gorky

This quote is attributed to Maxim Gorky.

"I measure the power of a will by how much resistance, pain, torture it endures and knows how to turn to its advantage."

Maxim Gorky Power

Novelist Playwright Russian 1868–1936

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