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

Nikolai Gogol

Countless are, as the sand in the sea, the deep desires of men, and none resembles the other, and all of them, whether shameful, or great, in the beginning are obedient, but later become terrible masters over him.
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Desire Emotion Feeling Greatness Himself Man Obedient Shame Terrible
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
We have the marvelous gift of making everything insignificant.
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Gift Insignificant Magic Miracle Perspective Power
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
Perfect nonsense goes on in the world. Sometimes there is no plausibility at all
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Pause Perfection World
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
The more debris there is the more it will show the governor’s activity.
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Activity Government
Steeds, steeds, what steeds! Has the whirlwind a home in your manes?
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Home Yourself
Whatever you may say, the body depends on the soul.
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Body Depend Soul
Of course, Alexander the Great was a hero, but why smash the chairs?
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Argument Greatness Smash
They don’t listen to me, they don’t hear me, they don’t see me.
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Listening Myself See
Gambling is the great leveller. All men are equal- at cards.
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Card Equality Gamble Game Greatness
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
it’s not my job to preach a sermon. Art is anyhow a homily. My job is to speak in living images, not in arguments. I must exhibit life full-face, not discuss life.
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Art Discussion Home Image Job Life Preach
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

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