This was not the old Chichikov. This was some wreckage of the old Chichikov. The inner state of his soul might be compared to a demolished building, which has been demolished so that from it a new one could be built; but the new one has not been started yet, because the infinitive plan has not yet come from the architect and the workers are left in perplexity.

Nikolai Gogol


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Ала мъдър е оня, който не се гнуси от никой характер и като втренчи в него изпитателен поглед, опознае го чак до първичните му причини. Бързо се променя всичко у човека; докато се обърнеш, току видиш, че се появил вътре в него страшен червей, който самовластно обръща към себе си всички жизнени сокове.

Nikolai Gogol


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...and sank into the profound slumber which comes only to such
fortunate folk as are troubled neither with mosquitoes nor fleas nor excessive activity of brain.

Nikolai Gogol


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Jamais la pitié ne s'empare aussi fortement de nous qu'au spectacle de la beauté atteinte par le souffle délétère de la débauche.

Nikolai Gogol


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La gloire ne peut apporter de joie à qui l'a volée: elle ne fait palpiter que les cœurs dignes d'elle.

Nikolai Gogol

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Bugüne kadar kadınların kime aşık olduğunu kimseler bilmiyordu. Bunu ilk anlayan ben oldum. Kadın şeytana aşıktır.

Nikolai Gogol


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(..) and they would imprint upon each other's lips such a long and languishing kiss, that a little straw cigar might have been smoked during the time it lasted.

Nikolai Gogol

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Îl zăpăcise pur și simplu mulțimea aceea nespus de pestriță, de parcă diavolul fărâmase lumea bucăți și le adunase apoi la loc, fără niciun sens, fără niciun rost.

Nikolai Gogol

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A word aptly uttered or written cannot be cut away by an axe.

Nikolai Gogol

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It seemed that both had lately had a touch of that pain under the waistband which comes of a sedentary life.

Nikolai Gogol


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