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The Count’s godfather and a former adviser to the Tsar. After the Count’s parents died when he was ten years old, the Grand Duke helped to raise the Count and gave him the advice that would help him the most in the future: that if a man does not master his circumstances then he is bound to be mastered by them.
The Grand Duke Demidov Quotes in A Gentleman in Moscow
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Book 1, 1922, An Ambassador
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From the earliest age, we must learn to say good-bye to friends and family. […] But experience is less likely to teach us how to bid our dearest possessions adieu. And if it were to? We wouldn't welcome the education. For eventually, we come to hold our dearest possessions more closely than we hold our friends.
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And when the Count's parents succumbed to cholera within hours of each other in 1900, it was the Grand Duke who took the young Count aside and explained that he must be strong for his sister’s sake; that adversity presents itself in many forms; and that if a man does not master his circumstances then he is bound to be mastered by them.
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The Grand Duke Demidov Quotes in A Gentleman in Moscow
The A Gentleman in Moscow quotes below are all either spoken by The Grand Duke Demidov or refer to The Grand Duke Demidov. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Book 1, 1922, An Ambassador
Quotes
From the earliest age, we must learn to say good-bye to friends and family. […] But experience is less likely to teach us how to bid our dearest possessions adieu. And if it were to? We wouldn't welcome the education. For eventually, we come to hold our dearest possessions more closely than we hold our friends.
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And when the Count's parents succumbed to cholera within hours of each other in 1900, it was the Grand Duke who took the young Count aside and explained that he must be strong for his sister’s sake; that adversity presents itself in many forms; and that if a man does not master his circumstances then he is bound to be mastered by them.
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