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Perfect nonsense goes on in the world. Sometimes there is no plausibility at all

Nikolai Gogol

Everything resembles the truth, everything can happen to a man.
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Philosophy Resemble Truth
Perfect nonsense goes on in the world. Sometimes there is no plausibility at all
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Pause Perfection World
There are passions that it is not for man to choose.
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Choice Deep Inspirational Man Passion
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
For public opinion does not admit that lofty rapturous laughter is worthy to stand beside lofty lyrical emotion and that there isall the difference in the world between it and the antics of a clown at a fair.
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Clown Difference Emotion Laughter Lyrics Opinion Public
A word aptly uttered or written cannot be cut away by an axe.
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Lost Word Writing
Everywhere across whatever sorrows of which our life is woven, some radiant joy will gaily flash past.
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Flash Joy Life Past Sorrow
The Lord grant we may all be tillers of the soil.
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Blessing Soil
What are you laughing at? You are laughing at yourself.
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Laughter Yourself
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
Don’t blame the mirror if your face is faulty.
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Blame Face Fault Mirror Mistake
We have the marvelous gift of making everything insignificant.
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Gift Insignificant Magic Miracle Perspective Power
I tell everyone very plainly that I take bribes, but what kind of bribes? Why, greyhound puppies. That’s a totally different matter.
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Bribe Different Kind Matter Plain
What is stronger in us – passion or habit? Or are all the violent impulses, all the whirl of our desires and turbulent passions, only the consequence of our ardent age, and is it only through youth that they seem deep and shattering?
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Deep Emotion Feeling Habit Ourselves Passion Strong Violence
Nothing could be more pleasant than to live in solitude, enjoy the spectacle of nature, and occasionally read some book.
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Book Enjoyment Live Nature Peace Pleasant Reading Solitude
Let me warn you, if you start chasing after views, you’ll be left without bread and without views.
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Chase Myself Start View Warning

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