There are passions that it is not for man to choose.
NIKOLAI GOGOLThe Lord grant we may all be tillers of the soil.
More Nikolai Gogol Quotes
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However stupid a fools words may be, they are sometimes enough to confound an intelligent man.
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The longer and more carefully we look at a funny story, the sadder it becomes.
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Gambling is the great leveller. All men are equal- at cards.
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Whatever you may say, the body depends on the soul.
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Everywhere across whatever sorrows of which our life is woven, some radiant joy will gaily flash past.
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Nothing could be more pleasant than to live in solitude, enjoy the spectacle of nature, and occasionally read some book.
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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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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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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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There are occasions when a woman, no matter how weak and impotent in character she may be in comparison with a man, will yet suddenly become not only harder than any man, but even harder than anything and everything in the world.
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The Lord grant we may all be tillers of the soil.
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There are people who exist in this world not like entities but like the speckles or spots on something.
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Let me warn you, if you start chasing after views, you’ll be left without bread and without views.
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We have the marvelous gift of making everything insignificant.
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Don’t blame the mirror if your face is faulty.
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