black
grey
blue
red
brown
white

The longer and more carefully we look at a funny story, the sadder it becomes.

Nikolai Gogol

We have the marvelous gift of making everything insignificant.
NIKOLAI GOGOL

Gift Insignificant Magic Miracle Perspective Power
There are certain words which are nearer and dearer to a man than any others.
NIKOLAI GOGOL

Attachment Feeling Man Word
They don’t listen to me, they don’t hear me, they don’t see me.
NIKOLAI GOGOL

Listening Myself See
The longer and more carefully we look at a funny story, the sadder it becomes.
NIKOLAI GOGOL

Care Focus Funny Sadness
What are you laughing at? You are laughing at yourself.
NIKOLAI GOGOL

Laughter Yourself
Everywhere across whatever sorrows of which our life is woven, some radiant joy will gaily flash past.
NIKOLAI GOGOL

Flash Joy Life Past Sorrow
There are people who exist in this world not like entities but like the speckles or spots on something.
NIKOLAI GOGOL

Existence People Space Spot World
Steeds, steeds, what steeds! Has the whirlwind a home in your manes?
NIKOLAI GOGOL

Home Yourself
Of course, Alexander the Great was a hero, but why smash the chairs?
NIKOLAI GOGOL

Argument Greatness Smash
There exists a kind of laughter which is worthy to be ranked with the higher lyric emotions and is infinitely different from the twitching of a mean merrymaker.
NIKOLAI GOGOL

Emotion Existence Lyrics Rank Worth
The experience of ages has shown that a man who works on the land is purer, nobler, higher, and more moral… Agriculture should be at the basis of everything. That’s my idea.
NIKOLAI GOGOL

Age Agriculture Basis Experience Ideas Myself
For contemporary judgment does not recognize that much depth of soul is needed to light up the picture drawn from contemptible life and elevate it into a pearl of creation.
NIKOLAI GOGOL

Creation Judgment Pearl Photograph Recognition
Don’t blame the mirror if your face is faulty.
NIKOLAI GOGOL

Blame Face Fault Mirror Mistake
Everything resembles the truth, everything can happen to a man.
NIKOLAI GOGOL

Philosophy Resemble Truth
Nothing could be more pleasant than to live in solitude, enjoy the spectacle of nature, and occasionally read some book.
NIKOLAI GOGOL

Book Enjoyment Live Nature Peace Pleasant Reading Solitude
The more destruction there is everywhere, the more it shows the activity of town authorities.
NIKOLAI GOGOL

Authority Destruction Town

The longer and more carefully we look at a funny story, the sadder it becomes.

Related Topics

Popular Authors

The longer and more carefully we look at a funny story, the sadder it becomes.

Related Topics

Popular Authors

More Nikolai Gogol Quotes