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There are certain words which are nearer and dearer to a man than any others.

Nikolai Gogol

A word aptly uttered or written cannot be cut away by an axe.
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Lost Word Writing
The longer and more carefully we look at a funny story, the sadder it becomes.
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Care Focus Funny Sadness
The Lord grant we may all be tillers of the soil.
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Blessing Soil
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
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
We have the marvelous gift of making everything insignificant.
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Gift Insignificant Magic Miracle Perspective Power
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
Gambling is the great leveller. All men are equal- at cards.
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Card Equality Gamble Game Greatness
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 don’t listen to me, they don’t hear me, they don’t see me.
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Listening Myself See
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
But youth has a future. The closer he came to graduation, the more his heart beat. He said to himself: “This is still not life, this is only the preparation for life.
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Future Graduation Life Preparation Youth
Of course, Alexander the Great was a hero, but why smash the chairs?
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Argument Greatness Smash
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
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
Don’t blame the mirror if your face is faulty.
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Blame Face Fault Mirror Mistake

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