Gambling is the great leveller. All men are equal- at cards.
NIKOLAI GOGOLWe have the marvelous gift of making everything insignificant.
More Nikolai Gogol Quotes
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It’s the most righteous, which of course is not the same thing as the most profitable.
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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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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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Perfect nonsense goes on in the world. Sometimes there is no plausibility at all
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What are you laughing at? You are laughing at yourself.
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Don’t blame the mirror if your face is faulty.
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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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Nothing could be more pleasant than to live in solitude, enjoy the spectacle of nature, and occasionally read some book.
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Whatever you may say, the body depends on the soul.
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Always think of what is useful and not what is beautiful. Beauty will come of its own accord.
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I shall laugh my bitter laugh.
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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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The Lord grant we may all be tillers of the soil.
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The more destruction there is everywhere, the more it shows the activity of town authorities.
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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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