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Gambling is the great leveller. All men are equal- at cards.

Nikolai Gogol

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
Everything resembles the truth, everything can happen to a man.
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Philosophy Resemble Truth
Also, though not over-elderly, he was not over-young.
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Himself Young
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
Perfect nonsense goes on in the world. Sometimes there is no plausibility at all
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Pause Perfection World
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
What are you laughing at? You are laughing at yourself.
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Laughter Yourself
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
There are people who exist in this world not like entities but like the speckles or spots on something.
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Existence People Space Spot World
A word aptly uttered or written cannot be cut away by an axe.
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Lost Word Writing
It is no use to blame the looking glass if your face is awry.
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Awe Blame Face
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
Don’t blame the mirror if your face is faulty.
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Blame Face Fault Mirror Mistake
Man is such a wondrous being that it is never possible to count up all his merits at once. The more you study him, the more new particulars appear, and their description would be endless.
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Appearance Count Description End Man Wonder

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