We learn about life not from plusses alone, but from minuses as well.
ANTON CHEKHOVBetter to perish from fools than to accept praises from them.
More Anton Chekhov Quotes
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The government is not God. It does not have the right to take away that which it can’t return even if it wants to.
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Better to perish from fools than to accept praises from them.
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A woman can become a man’s friend only in the following stages – first an acquantaince, next a mistress, and only then a friend.
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I kept thinking how marvellous it would be if I could somehow tear my heart, which felt so heavy, out of my chest.
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Faith is an aptitude of the spirit. It is, in fact, a talent: you must be born with it.
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For God’s sake, have some self-respect and do not run off at the mouth if your brain is out to lunch.
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People should be beautiful in every way – in their faces, in the way they dress, in their thoughts, and in their innermost selves.
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Better a debauched canary than a pious wolf.
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The teacher must be an actor, an artist,passionately in love with his work.
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Man will become better when you show him what he is like.
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I observed that after marriage people cease to be curious.
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An artist observes, selects, guesses, and synthesizes.
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The illusion which exalts us is dearer to us than ten thousand truths.
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To judge between good or bad, between successful and unsuccessful would take the eye of a God.
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It’s easier to ask for money from the poor than from the wealthy.
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