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Lying is the same as alcoholism. Liars prevaricate even on their deathbeds.

Anton Chekhov

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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Knowledge Life Myself Philosophy
If in the first act you introduce a gun, by the third act you have to use it.
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Act Gun Introduction Weapon Yourself
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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Follow Friendship Man Stage Woman
There are plenty of good people, but only a very, very few are precise and disciplined.
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Discipline Goodness People Precise
Everything on earth is beautiful, everything — except what we ourselves think and do when we forget the higher purposes of life and our own human dignity.
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Beautiful Dignity Earth Exception Human Life Ourselves Purpose
I don’t understand anything about the ballet; all I know is that during the intervals the ballerinas stink like horses.
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Animal Horse Interval Myself Smell Understand
He who desires nothing, hopes for nothing, and is afraid of nothing, cannot be an artist.
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Afraid Artist Deep Desire Hope
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
Only one who loves can remember so well.
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Love Oneself Relationship Remember
What a fine weather today! Can’t choose whether to drink tea or to hang myself.
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Choice Drink Fine Myself Weather
The illusion which exalts us is dearer to us than ten thousand truths.
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Illusion Imagination Truth Worth
It’s easier to ask for money from the poor than from the wealthy.
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Easy Money Poor Wealth
The more cultured a man, the less fortunate he is.
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Culture Fortunate Himself Man
The unhappy are egotistical, base, unjust, cruel, and even less capable of understanding one another than are idiots. Unhappiness does not unite people, but separates them.
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Cruelty Ego Happiness People Seperate Understand Unity White
Man will become better when you show him what he is like.
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Better Himself Man
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

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