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Two turtle doves will show thee Where my cold ashes lie And sadly murmuring tell thee How in tears I did die.

Nikolai Gogol

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
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
There are passions that it is not for man to choose.
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Choice Deep Inspirational Man Passion
There are people who exist in this world not like entities but like the speckles or spots on something.
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Existence People Space Spot World
The Lord grant we may all be tillers of the soil.
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Blessing Soil
I saw that I’d get nowhere on the straight path, and that to go crookedly was straighter.
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Character Humble Journey Myself Nature Path Selfish
The more debris there is the more it will show the governor’s activity.
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Activity Government
A word aptly uttered or written cannot be cut away by an axe.
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Lost Word Writing
Also, though not over-elderly, he was not over-young.
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Himself Young
It is no use to blame the looking glass if your face is awry.
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Awe Blame Face
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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Bribe Different Kind Matter Plain
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
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
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
Keep not money, but keep good people’s company.
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Company Money People
The more destruction there is everywhere, the more it shows the activity of town authorities.
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Authority Destruction Town

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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