The plainest sign of wisdom is a continual cheerfulness: her state is like that of things in the regions above the moon, always clear and serene. Essays
Human nature is the same everywhere; it deifies success, it has nothing but scorn for defeat. Joan of Arc
The reason why Proshka wore such large boots can be explained at once: Plyushkin kept only one pair of boots for all of his servants, however numerous they were, and they always stood in the hall. Dead Souls
That which makes the man no worse than he was makes his life no worse: it has no power to harm, without or within. Book IV
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