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

Nikolai Gogol

Gambling is the great leveller. All men are equal- at cards.
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Card Equality Gamble Game Greatness
Perfect nonsense goes on in the world. Sometimes there is no plausibility at all
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Pause Perfection World
Don’t blame the mirror if your face is faulty.
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Blame Face Fault Mirror Mistake
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 are passions that it is not for man to choose.
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Choice Deep Inspirational Man Passion
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
Always think of what is useful and not what is beautiful. Beauty will come of its own accord.
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Beautiful Perspective Thinking Willing
However stupid a fools words may be, they are sometimes enough to confound an intelligent man.
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Enough Fools Intelligence Man Stupidity
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
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
Also, though not over-elderly, he was not over-young.
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Himself Young
Everything resembles the truth, everything can happen to a man.
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Philosophy Resemble Truth
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 more destruction there is everywhere, the more it shows the activity of town authorities.
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Authority Destruction Town
How much savage coarseness is concealed in refined, cultivated manners.
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Culture Manner Refine Savage
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

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