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

Nikolai Gogol

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
Keep not money, but keep good people’s company.
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Company Money People
I shall laugh my bitter laugh.
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Bitter Laughter Myself
The more destruction there is everywhere, the more it shows the activity of town authorities.
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Authority Destruction Town
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
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
Gambling is the great leveller. All men are equal- at cards.
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Card Equality Gamble Game Greatness
How much savage coarseness is concealed in refined, cultivated manners.
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Culture Manner Refine Savage
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
There are passions that it is not for man to choose.
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Choice Deep Inspirational Man Passion
There exists a kind of laughter which is worthy to be ranked with the higher lyric emotions and is infinitely different from the twitching of a mean merrymaker.
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Emotion Existence Lyrics Rank Worth
The longer and more carefully we look at a funny story, the sadder it becomes.
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Care Focus Funny Sadness
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
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
Whatever you may say, the body depends on the soul.
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Body Depend Soul
I am who I am and that’s who I am.
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Be Yourself Confidence Myself Original

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