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Life is given only once, and one wants to live it boldly, with full conscious and beauty.

Anton Chekhov

My holy of holies is the human body, health, intelligence, talent, inspiration, love, and absolute freedom–freedom from violence and falsehood, no matter how the last two manifest themselves.
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Body Freedom Health Holy Human Intelligence Manifestation Talent Violence
They say philosophers and wise men are indifferent. Wrong. Indifference is a paralysis of the soul, a premature death.
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Death Different Man Philosophy Wisdom
Not one of our mortal gauges is suitable for evaluating non-existence, for making judgments about that which is not a person.
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Existence Judgement Mortal Ourselves Person Suitable
There is nothing more awful, insulting, and depressing than banality.
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Boredom Depression Insult
When asked, “Why do you always wear black?”, he said, “I am mourning for my life.
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Black Color Deep Life Mourning Myself
A good person will feel guilty even before a dog.
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Dog Goodness Guilty Person
You confuse two things: solving a problem and stating a problem correctly. It is only the second that is obligatory for an artist.
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Artist Confusion Correct Obligation Problem Solve Yourself
Do you see that tree? It is dead but it still sways in the wind with the others. I think it would be like that with me. That if I died I would still be part of life in one way or another.
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Death Life Myself See Thinking Tree Wind
Without a knowledge of languages you feel as if you don’t have a passport.
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Feeling Knowledge Language Yourself
When all is said and done, no literature can outdo the cynicism of real life; you won’t intoxicate with one glass someone who has already drunk up a whole barrel.
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Alcohol Drink Life Literature Reality Yourself
Love, friendship and respect do not unite people as much as common hatred for something.
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Friendship Hate Love People Respect Unity
To judge between good or bad, between successful and unsuccessful would take the eye of a God.
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Eyes God Goodness Judgment Success
When a person expends the least amount of motion on one action, that is grace.
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Action Grace Motion Oneself Person
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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Problem Question Simplicity Solution Solve
Don’t tell me the moon is shining; show me the glint of light on broken glass.
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Break Glass Light Moon Shine
If you are afraid of loneliness, do not marry.
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Afraid Lonely Marriage Yourself

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