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Весна — время планов и предположений.

Spring is the time of plans and projects.

Leo Tolstoy, Anna Karenina, Part 2, ch. 13

SPRING IS THE TIMEOF PLANSAND PROJECTS.LEO TOLSTOY · ANNA KARENINA, PART 2, CH. 1326°19'03"N 80°04'30"W

What it means

Levin walks out into his farm in spring, full of half-formed plans, like a tree not yet knowing what its buds will become. New seasons invite new starts. Use the energy while it lasts.

The source

"Spring is the time of plans and projects." Leo Tolstoy said it in Anna Karenina, Part 2, ch. 13. Translated by Constance Garnett, 1901.

"Spring is the time of plans and projects."

Constance Garnett, 1901, Anna Karenina, Part 2, ch. 13. Text read at gutenberg.org.

Who said it

Leo Tolstoy (1828–1910). Russian novelist who wrote War and Peace (1869) and Anna Karenina (1878), then spent his later life on questions of faith and simple living.

Questions

What does "Spring is the time of plans and projects." mean?
Levin walks out into his farm in spring, full of half-formed plans, like a tree not yet knowing what its buds will become. New seasons invite new starts. Use the energy while it lasts.
Who said "Spring is the time of plans and projects."?
Leo Tolstoy (1828–1910). Source: Anna Karenina, Part 2, ch. 13.
What is the original wording?
Spring is the time of plans and projects (Constance Garnett, 1901). Translated by Constance Garnett, 1901.
Is "Spring is the time of plans and projects." on a shirt?
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Cite this line

"Spring is the time of plans and projects." (Leo Tolstoy, Anna Karenina, Part 2, ch. 13, trans. Constance Garnett, 1901). https://spartansurfers.com/quotes/spring-is-the-time-of-plans-and-projects

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