The more cultured a man, the less fortunate he is.
ANTON CHEKHOVThe snow has not yet left the earth but spring is already asking to enter your heart.
More Anton Chekhov Quotes
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A good person will feel guilty even before a dog.
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The problem is that we attempt to solve the simplest questions cleverly, thereby rendering them unusually complex. One should seekthe simple solution.
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Doctors are just the same as lawyers; the only difference is that lawyers merely rob you, whereas doctors rob you and kill you too.
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You ask me what life is. That’s like asking what a carrot is. A carrot is a carrot, and there’s nothing more to know.
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If there’s any illness for which people offer many remedies, you may be sure that particular illness is incurable, I think.
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Be sure not to discuss your hero’s state of mind. Make it clear from his actions.
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The task of a writer is not to solve the problem but to state the problem correctly.
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It’s not a matter of old or new forms; a person writes without thinking about any forms, he writes because it flows freely from his soul.
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You will not become a saint through other people’s sins.
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Don’t tell me the moon is shining; show me the glint of light on broken glass.
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If you want to work on your art, work on your life.
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Lying is the same as alcoholism. Liars prevaricate even on their deathbeds.
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Man is what he believes.
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Brevity – the sister of talent.
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To regard one’s immortality as an exchange of matter is as strange as predicting the future of a violin case once the expensive violin it held has broken and lost its worth.
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