Nikolai Gogol quotes - page 3

Nothing could be more pleasant than to live in solitude, enjoy the spectacle of nature, and occasionally read some book. (Nikolai Gogol)
Don't blame the mirror if your face is faulty. View quote
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Let me warn you, if you start chasing after views, you'll be left without bread and without views. View quote
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They're thinking of turning the peasant into an educated man. Why, first of all they should make him a good and prosperous farmer and then he'll learn all that is necessary for him to know. View quote
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Man is such a wondrous being that it is never possible to count up all his merits at once. The more you study him, the more new particulars appear, and their description would be endless. View quote
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Rus! Rus! I see you, from my lovely enchanted remoteness I see you: a country of dinginess, and bleakness and dispersal; no arrogant wonders of nature crowned by the arrogant wonders of art appear within you to delight or terrify the eyes... So what is the incomprehensible secret force driving me towards you? Why do I constantly hear the echo of your mournful song as it is carried from the sea through your entire expanse?... And since you are without end yourself, is it not within you that a boundless thought will be born? View quote
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