More Quotes by Nikolai Gogol
You can't imagine how stupid the whole world has grown nowadays.
But there is nothing enduring in the world, and therefore even joy in the second minute is already not as acute as in the first; in the third minute it becomes still weaker and finally merges unnoticeably with the usual condition of the soul, as a circle on the water, caused by the fall of a pebble, finally merges with the smooth surface.
Everywhere across whatever sorrows of which our life is woven, some radiant joy will gaily flash past.
The longer and more carefully we look at a funny story, the sadder it becomes.
Let me warn you, if you start chasing after views, you'll be left without bread and without views.
Perfect nonsense goes on in the world. Sometimes there is no plausibility at all
We have the marvelous gift of making everything insignificant.
Don't blame the mirror if your face is faulty
Keep not money, but keep good people's company.
A word aptly uttered or written cannot be cut away by an axe.