More Quotes by Nikolai Gogol
Let me warn you, if you start chasing after views, you'll be left without bread and without views.
Everywhere across whatever sorrows of which our life is woven, some radiant joy will gaily flash past.
You can't imagine how stupid the whole world has grown nowadays.
Don't blame the mirror if your face is faulty
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.
Nothing could be more pleasant than to live in solitude, enjoy the spectacle of nature, and occasionally read some book.
Whatever you may say, the body depends on the soul.
However stupid a fools words may be, they are sometimes enough to confound an intelligent man.
The longer and more carefully we look at a funny story, the sadder it becomes.
Always think of what is useful and not what is beautiful. Beauty will come of its own accord.