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We have the marvelous gift of making everything insignificant.

Nikolai Gogol

However stupid a fools words may be, they are sometimes enough to confound an intelligent man.
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Enough Fools Intelligence Man Stupidity
Everything resembles the truth, everything can happen to a man.
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Philosophy Resemble Truth
It is no use to blame the looking glass if your face is awry.
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Awe Blame Face
I shall laugh my bitter laugh.
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Bitter Laughter Myself
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
The longer and more carefully we look at a funny story, the sadder it becomes.
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Care Focus Funny Sadness
Also, though not over-elderly, he was not over-young.
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Himself Young
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
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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Bribe Different Kind Matter Plain
There are passions that it is not for man to choose.
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Choice Deep Inspirational Man Passion
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
Steeds, steeds, what steeds! Has the whirlwind a home in your manes?
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Home Yourself
The experience of ages has shown that a man who works on the land is purer, nobler, higher, and more moral… Agriculture should be at the basis of everything. That’s my idea.
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Age Agriculture Basis Experience Ideas Myself
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
Gambling is the great leveller. All men are equal- at cards.
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Card Equality Gamble Game Greatness
Perfect nonsense goes on in the world. Sometimes there is no plausibility at all
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Pause Perfection World

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