Itdoes not need much wisdom to utter words of reproof; but much wisdomis needed to find such words as do not embitter a man's misfortune, butencourage him, restore to him his spirit, put spurs to the horse of hissoul, refreshed by water.
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Nikolai Gogol was a 19th-century Russian russian writer. Nikolai Vasilyevich Gogol was a Russian novelist, short-story writer, and playwright of Ukrainian origin. Read more on Wikipedia →
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- Wisdom — Timeless insights drawn from experience and reflection