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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.

Nikolai Gogol

Also, though not over-elderly, he was not over-young.
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Himself Young
Man is such a wondrous being that it is never possible to count up all his merits at once. The more you study him, the more new particulars appear, and their description would be endless.
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Appearance Count Description End Man Wonder
Of course, Alexander the Great was a hero, but why smash the chairs?
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Argument Greatness Smash
They don’t listen to me, they don’t hear me, they don’t see me.
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Listening Myself See
The longer and more carefully we look at a funny story, the sadder it becomes.
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Care Focus Funny Sadness
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
I shall laugh my bitter laugh.
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Bitter Laughter Myself
You can’t imagine how stupid the whole world has grown nowadays.
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Grown Imagination Stupidity Yourself
It is no use to blame the looking glass if your face is awry.
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Awe Blame Face
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
There are certain words which are nearer and dearer to a man than any others.
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Attachment Feeling Man Word
We have the marvelous gift of making everything insignificant.
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Gift Insignificant Magic Miracle Perspective Power
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
Whatever you may say, the body depends on the soul.
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Body Depend Soul
What are you laughing at? You are laughing at yourself.
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Laughter Yourself
What is stronger in us – passion or habit? Or are all the violent impulses, all the whirl of our desires and turbulent passions, only the consequence of our ardent age, and is it only through youth that they seem deep and shattering?
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Deep Emotion Feeling Habit Ourselves Passion Strong Violence

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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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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