Believe in god Quote by Nikolai Gogol

“What a strange creature man is! He does not believe in God, but he does believe that if the bridge of is nose itches he is surely going to die;” quote by Nikolai Gogol — Download Open image

““What a strange creature man is! He does not believe in God, but he does believe that if the bridge of is nose itches he is surely going to die;””

Nikolai Gogol

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