“I wanted to run after him, but remembered that it is ridiculous to run after one's wife's lover in one's socks; and I did not wish to be ridiculous but terrible.”
Source: The Kreutzer Sonata
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Russian writer 1828–1910Related quotes

“Never run after a man or a bus, there's always another one in five minutes.”
Source: Kiss and Tell
As quoted in Chinese Culture (Chinese Cultural Research Institute, 1996), p. 35

Quoted in Comedian Flip Wilson Dies at 64 (November 26,1998) http://www.bobbydarin.net/aparticle.html

“If you want to catch something, running after it isn't always the best way.”
Vorkosigan Saga, The Mountains of Mourning (1989)