“[F]or contemporary judgment does not recognize that much depth of soul is needed to light up the picture drawn from contemptible life and elevate it into a pearl of creation.” DoeSoulLightCreationNeededJudgmentDepthContemporaryPearlsLight Up Book:Dead Souls: A Novel Source: Dead Souls: A Novel
“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.” PeopleMenNeedsSoulShowsHouseTalentClothesFingersEverydaySpotsWheelsSurroundForgivenMudFestive Author:Nikolai Gogol
“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.” Has BeensSoulStatesMightLeftPlansBuildingBuiltWorkersArchitectPerplexityWreckageInfinitive Book:Dead Souls: A Novel Source: Dead Souls: A Novel
“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.” WorldFirstsStillsSoulJoyFallWaterMinutesConditionsThirdsEndureSurfaceCirclesUsualSmoothPebbles Author:Nikolai Gogol
“Whatever you may say, the body depends on the soul.” MaySoulBodyLiteratureDepends Author:Nikolai Gogol
