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Don’t blame the mirror if your face is faulty.

Nikolai Gogol

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 longer and more carefully we look at a funny story, the sadder it becomes.
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Care Focus Funny Sadness
They don’t listen to me, they don’t hear me, they don’t see me.
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Listening Myself See
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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Character Man Occasion Weakness Willing Woman
Everything resembles the truth, everything can happen to a man.
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Philosophy Resemble Truth
A word aptly uttered or written cannot be cut away by an axe.
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Lost Word Writing
I shall laugh my bitter laugh.
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Bitter Laughter Myself
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
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
We have the marvelous gift of making everything insignificant.
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Gift Insignificant Magic Miracle Perspective Power
Don’t blame the mirror if your face is faulty.
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Blame Face Fault Mirror Mistake
The more debris there is the more it will show the governor’s activity.
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Activity Government
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 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
Of course, Alexander the Great was a hero, but why smash the chairs?
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Argument Greatness Smash

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