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Quotes from The Inspector General — Nikolai Gogol

1809–1852 Russia

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6 quotes

The more destruction there is everywhere, the more it shows the activity of town authorities.

The Inspector General (1836)

What are you laughing at? You are laughing at yourselves!

The Inspector General (1836)

It is no use to blame the looking glass if your face is awry.

The Inspector General (1836)

The sergeant's widow told you a lie when she said I flogged her. I never flogged her. She flogged herself.

The Inspector General (1836)

Of course, Alexander the Great was a hero, but why smash the chairs?

The Inspector General (1836)

I tell everyone very plainly that I take bribes, but what kind of bribes? Why, greyhound puppies. That's a totally different matter.

The Inspector General (1836)

Attribution

Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Nikolai Gogol (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.