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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
Perfect nonsense goes on in the world. Sometimes there is no plausibility at all
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Pause Perfection World
I am fated to journey hand in hand with my strange heroes and to survey the surging immensity of life, to survey it through the laughter that all can see and through the tears unseen and unknown by anyone.
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Fate Hero Journey Life Myself Unknown
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
Countless as the sands of sea are human passions, and not all of them are alike, and all of them, base and noble alike, are at first obedient to man and only later on become his terrible masters.
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Count Human Master Passion Sea Terrible
The Lord grant we may all be tillers of the soil.
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Blessing Soil
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
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
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
Everything resembles the truth, everything can happen to a man.
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Philosophy Resemble Truth
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
It is no use to blame the looking glass if your face is awry.
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Awe Blame Face
Gambling is the great leveller. All men are equal- at cards.
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Card Equality Gamble Game Greatness
Steeds, steeds, what steeds! Has the whirlwind a home in your manes?
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Home Yourself
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
The more debris there is the more it will show the governor’s activity.
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Activity Government
Don’t blame the mirror if your face is faulty.
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Blame Face Fault Mirror Mistake
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
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
There are passions that it is not for man to choose.
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Choice Deep Inspirational Man Passion
Whatever you may say, the body depends on the soul.
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Body Depend Soul
Of course, Alexander the Great was a hero, but why smash the chairs?
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Argument Greatness Smash
There are certain words which are nearer and dearer to a man than any others.
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Attachment Feeling Man Word
Keep not money, but keep good people’s company.
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Company Money People
You can’t imagine how stupid the whole world has grown nowadays.
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Grown Imagination Stupidity Yourself
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

I am who I am and that’s who I am.

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