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Two turtle doves will show thee Where my cold ashes lie And sadly murmuring tell thee How in tears I did die.

Nikolai Gogol

We have the marvelous gift of making everything insignificant.
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Gift Insignificant Magic Miracle Perspective Power
There are certain words which are nearer and dearer to a man than any others.
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Attachment Feeling Man Word
It’s the most righteous, which of course is not the same thing as the most profitable.
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Profit Right
What are you laughing at? You are laughing at yourself.
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Laughter Yourself
Of course, Alexander the Great was a hero, but why smash the chairs?
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Argument Greatness Smash
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
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
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
A word aptly uttered or written cannot be cut away by an axe.
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Lost Word Writing
Do we ever get what we really want? Do we ever achieve what our powers have ostensibly equipped us for? No: everything works by contraries.
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Achievement Contrary Power Work
There are passions that it is not for man to choose.
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Choice Deep Inspirational Man Passion
It is no use to blame the looking glass if your face is awry.
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Awe Blame Face
But wise is the man who disdains no character, but with searching glance explores him to the root and cause of all.
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Exploration Himself Oneself Reason Search Wisdom
They don’t listen to me, they don’t hear me, they don’t see me.
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Listening Myself See
How much savage coarseness is concealed in refined, cultivated manners.
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Culture Manner Refine Savage
Keep not money, but keep good people’s company.
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Company Money People

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