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However stupid a fools words may be, they are sometimes enough to confound an intelligent man.

Nikolai Gogol

Also, though not over-elderly, he was not over-young.
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Himself Young
Sank into the profound slumber which comes only to such fortunate folk as are troubled neither with mosquitoes nor fleas nor excessive activity of brain.
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Activity Brain Fortunate Trouble
Whatever you may say, the body depends on the soul.
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Body Depend Soul
I saw that I’d get nowhere on the straight path, and that to go crookedly was straighter.
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Character Humble Journey Myself Nature Path Selfish
They don’t listen to me, they don’t hear me, they don’t see me.
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Listening Myself See
A time of famine and poverty will come and the people as a whole as well as every individual in it will suffer.
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Famine Poverty Suffering Time Willing
Two turtle doves will show thee Where my cold ashes lie And sadly murmuring tell thee How in tears I did die.
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Death Murmur Myself Show Tears
Countless are, as the sand in the sea, the deep desires of men, and none resembles the other, and all of them, whether shameful, or great, in the beginning are obedient, but later become terrible masters over him.
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Desire Emotion Feeling Greatness Himself Man Obedient Shame Terrible
There are people who exist in this world not like entities but like the speckles or spots on something.
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Existence People Space Spot World
Of course, Alexander the Great was a hero, but why smash the chairs?
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Argument Greatness Smash
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.
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Creation Judgment Pearl Photograph Recognition
it’s not my job to preach a sermon. Art is anyhow a homily. My job is to speak in living images, not in arguments. I must exhibit life full-face, not discuss life.
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Art Discussion Home Image Job Life Preach
Steeds, steeds, what steeds! Has the whirlwind a home in your manes?
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Home Yourself
We ought to thank God for that. Yes, the man who tills the land is more worthy of respect than any.
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God Man Respect Thankful Worth
I shall laugh my bitter laugh.
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Bitter Laughter Myself
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.
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Emotion Existence Lyrics Rank Worth

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