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Always think of what is useful and not what is beautiful. Beauty will come of its own accord.

Nikolai Gogol

It’s the most righteous, which of course is not the same thing as the most profitable.
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Profit Right
It is no use to blame the looking glass if your face is awry.
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Awe Blame Face
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 more destruction there is everywhere, the more it shows the activity of town authorities.
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Authority Destruction Town
The longer and more carefully we look at a funny story, the sadder it becomes.
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Care Focus Funny Sadness
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
Whatever you may say, the body depends on the soul.
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Body Depend Soul
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
Keep not money, but keep good people’s company.
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Company Money People
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
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
They’re thinking of turning the peasant into an educated man. Why, first of all they should make him a good and prosperous farmer and then he’ll learn all that is necessary for him to know.
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Education Himself Known Learning Prosperous Thinking
Don’t blame the mirror if your face is faulty.
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Blame Face Fault Mirror Mistake
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
I shall laugh my bitter laugh.
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Bitter Laughter Myself

Always think of what is useful and not what is beautiful. Beauty will come of its own accord.

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