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Nothing could be more pleasant than to live in solitude, enjoy the spectacle of nature, and occasionally read some book.

Nikolai Gogol

They’re thinking of turning the peasant into an educated man. Why, first of all they should make him a good and prosperous farmer and then he’ll learn all that is necessary for him to know.
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Education Himself Known Learning Prosperous Thinking
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
It’s the most righteous, which of course is not the same thing as the most profitable.
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Profit Right
Also, though not over-elderly, he was not over-young.
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Himself Young
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
Don’t blame the mirror if your face is faulty.
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Blame Face Fault Mirror Mistake
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
It is no use to blame the looking glass if your face is awry.
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Awe Blame Face
A word aptly uttered or written cannot be cut away by an axe.
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Lost Word Writing
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
Whatever you may say, the body depends on the soul.
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Body Depend Soul
How much savage coarseness is concealed in refined, cultivated manners.
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Culture Manner Refine Savage
We have the marvelous gift of making everything insignificant.
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Gift Insignificant Magic Miracle Perspective Power
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
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

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