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Perfect nonsense goes on in the world. Sometimes there is no plausibility at all

Nikolai Gogol

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
Gambling is the great leveller. All men are equal- at cards.
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Card Equality Gamble Game Greatness
Also, though not over-elderly, he was not over-young.
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Himself Young
I am fated to journey hand in hand with my strange heroes and to survey the surging immensity of life, to survey it through the laughter that all can see and through the tears unseen and unknown by anyone.
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Fate Hero Journey Life Myself Unknown
The more destruction there is everywhere, the more it shows the activity of town authorities.
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Authority Destruction Town
We have the marvelous gift of making everything insignificant.
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Gift Insignificant Magic Miracle Perspective Power
There are certain words which are nearer and dearer to a man than any others.
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Attachment Feeling Man Word
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
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
I shall laugh my bitter laugh.
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Bitter Laughter Myself
It’s the most righteous, which of course is not the same thing as the most profitable.
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Profit Right
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
It is no use to blame the looking glass if your face is awry.
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Awe Blame Face
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
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
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

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