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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

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
A word aptly uttered or written cannot be cut away by an axe.
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Lost Word Writing
Man is such a wondrous being that it is never possible to count up all his merits at once. The more you study him, the more new particulars appear, and their description would be endless.
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Appearance Count Description End Man Wonder
Don’t blame the mirror if your face is faulty.
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Blame Face Fault Mirror Mistake
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
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
It’s the most righteous, which of course is not the same thing as the most profitable.
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Profit Right
As you pass from the tender years of youth into harsh and embittered manhood, make sure you take with you on your journey all the human emotions! Don’t leave them on the road, for you will not pick them up afterwards!
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Emotional Harsh Human Journey Yourself Youth
How much savage coarseness is concealed in refined, cultivated manners.
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Culture Manner Refine Savage
They don’t listen to me, they don’t hear me, they don’t see me.
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Listening Myself See
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
Gambling is the great leveller. All men are equal- at cards.
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Card Equality Gamble Game Greatness
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
The longer and more carefully we look at a funny story, the sadder it becomes.
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Care Focus Funny Sadness
It is no use to blame the looking glass if your face is awry.
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Awe Blame Face
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

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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