More Quotes by Nikolai Gogol
I am who I am and that's who I am
It is no use to blame the looking glass if your face is awry.
Whatever you may say, the body depends on the soul.
Perfect nonsense goes on in the world. Sometimes there is no plausibility at all
I saw that I'd get nowhere on the straight path, and that to go crookedly was straighter.
You can't imagine how stupid the whole world has grown nowadays.
Let me warn you, if you start chasing after views, you'll be left without bread and without views.
We have the marvelous gift of making everything insignificant.
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.
Nothing could be more pleasant than to live in solitude, enjoy the spectacle of nature, and occasionally read some book.