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But wise is the man who disdains no character, but with searching glance explores him to the root and cause of all.

Nikolai Gogol

For contemporary judgment does not recognize that much depth of soul is needed to light up the picture drawn from contemptible life and elevate it into a pearl of creation.
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Creation Judgment Pearl Photograph Recognition
Whatever you may say, the body depends on the soul.
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Body Depend Soul
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
The more destruction there is everywhere, the more it shows the activity of town authorities.
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Authority Destruction Town
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
You can’t imagine how stupid the whole world has grown nowadays.
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Grown Imagination Stupidity Yourself
What are you laughing at? You are laughing at yourself.
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Laughter Yourself
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
Nothing could be more pleasant than to live in solitude, enjoy the spectacle of nature, and occasionally read some book.
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Book Enjoyment Live Nature Peace Pleasant Reading Solitude
I shall laugh my bitter laugh.
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Bitter Laughter Myself
We have the marvelous gift of making everything insignificant.
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Gift Insignificant Magic Miracle Perspective Power
How much savage coarseness is concealed in refined, cultivated manners.
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Culture Manner Refine Savage
I am who I am and that’s who I am.
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Be Yourself Confidence Myself Original
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
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
Of course, Alexander the Great was a hero, but why smash the chairs?
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Argument Greatness Smash

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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