He who has talent in him must be purer in soul than anyone else. Another will be forgiven much, but to him it will not be forgiven. A man who leaves the house in bright, festive clothes needs only one drop of mud splashed from under a wheel, and people all surround him, point their fingers at him, and talk about his slovenliness, while the same people ignore many spots on other passers-by who are wearing everyday clothes. For on everyday clothes the spots do not show.
However stupid a fools words may be, they are sometimes enough to confound an intelligent man. - Nikolai Gogol
However stupid a fools words may be, they are sometimes enough to confound an intelligent man.
- Nikolai Gogol
Don't blame the mirror if your face is faulty. - Nikolai Gogol
Don't blame the mirror if your face is faulty.
I am who I am and that's who I am - Nikolai Gogol
I am who I am and that's who I am
Nothing could be more pleasant than to live in solitude, enjoy the spectacle of nature, and occasionally read some book. - Nikolai Gogol
Nothing could be more pleasant than to live in solitude, enjoy the spectacle of nature, and occasionally read some book.
A word aptly uttered or written cannot be cut away by an axe. - Nikolai Gogol
A word aptly uttered or written cannot be cut away by an axe.
Everywhere across whatever sorrows of which our life is woven, some radiant joy will gaily flash past. - Nikolai Gogol
Everywhere across whatever sorrows of which our life is woven, some radiant joy will gaily flash past.
Keep not money, but keep good people's company. - Nikolai Gogol
Keep not money, but keep good people's company.
The longer and more carefully we look at a funny story, the sadder it becomes. - Nikolai Gogol
The longer and more carefully we look at a funny story, the sadder it becomes.
How much savage coarseness is concealed in refined, cultivated manners. - Nikolai Gogol
How much savage coarseness is concealed in refined, cultivated manners.
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