More Quotes by Nikolai Gogol
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.
It is no use to blame the looking glass if your face is awry.
I am who I am and that's who I am
We have the marvelous gift of making everything insignificant.
However stupid a fools words may be, they are sometimes enough to confound an intelligent man.
I saw that I'd get nowhere on the straight path, and that to go crookedly was straighter.
A word aptly uttered or written cannot be cut away by an axe.
Don't blame the mirror if your face is faulty
Let me warn you, if you start chasing after views, you'll be left without bread and without views.
The longer and more carefully we look at a funny story, the sadder it becomes.