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.
NIKOLAI GOGOLWhat 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?
More Nikolai Gogol Quotes
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The Lord grant we may all be tillers of the soil.
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Don’t blame the mirror if your face is faulty.
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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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A word aptly uttered or written cannot be cut away by an axe.
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I shall laugh my bitter laugh.
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Do we ever get what we really want? Do we ever achieve what our powers have ostensibly equipped us for? No: everything works by contraries.
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I am who I am and that’s who I am.
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You can’t imagine how stupid the whole world has grown nowadays.
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For contemporary judgment does not recognize that much depth of soul is needed to light up the picture drawn from contemptible life and elevate it into a pearl of creation.
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Also, though not over-elderly, he was not over-young.
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Keep not money, but keep good people’s company.
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Steeds, steeds, what steeds! Has the whirlwind a home in your manes?
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Everything resembles the truth, everything can happen to a man.
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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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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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