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The Lord grant we may all be tillers of the soil.

Nikolai Gogol

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
There are certain words which are nearer and dearer to a man than any others.
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Attachment Feeling Man Word
They don’t listen to me, they don’t hear me, they don’t see me.
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Listening Myself See
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
The experience of ages has shown that a man who works on the land is purer, nobler, higher, and more moral… Agriculture should be at the basis of everything. That’s my idea.
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Age Agriculture Basis Experience Ideas Myself
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
We have the marvelous gift of making everything insignificant.
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Gift Insignificant Magic Miracle Perspective Power
Do we ever get what we really want? Do we ever achieve what our powers have ostensibly equipped us for? No: everything works by contraries.
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Achievement Contrary Power Work
The longer and more carefully we look at a funny story, the sadder it becomes.
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Care Focus Funny Sadness
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
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
Of course, Alexander the Great was a hero, but why smash the chairs?
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Argument Greatness Smash
Perfect nonsense goes on in the world. Sometimes there is no plausibility at all
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Pause Perfection World
A word aptly uttered or written cannot be cut away by an axe.
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Lost Word Writing
Steeds, steeds, what steeds! Has the whirlwind a home in your manes?
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Home Yourself
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

The Lord grant we may all be tillers of the soil.

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