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

Anton Chekhov

Oh, I have now a mania for shortness. Whatever I read – my own or other people’s works – it all seems to me not short enough.
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Myself People Reading Short Work
Be sure not to discuss your hero’s state of mind. Make it clear from his actions.
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Action Discussion Hero Himself Mindset State
Brevity – the sister of talent.
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One Liner Talent
If I had listened to the critics I’d have died drunk in the gutter
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Death Drink Listening Myself
The snow has not yet left the earth but spring is already asking to enter your heart.
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Earth Heart Snow Spring Yourself
When a person is born, he can embark on only one of three roads of life: if you go right, the wolves will eat you; if you go left, you’ll eat the wolves; if you go straight, you’ll eat yourself.
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Born Eat Life Person Right Road Yourself
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
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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Brain God Lunch Mouth Respect
It’s easier to ask for money from the poor than from the wealthy.
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Easy Money Poor Wealth
Let us learn to appreciate there will be times when the trees will be bare, and look forward to the time when we may pick the fruit.
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Appreciation Fruit Learning Ourselves Time Tree
Everything should be first-rate in a person, his face, clothes, soul and thoughts.
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Clothes Himself Person Rate Soul Thinking
Lying is the same as alcoholism. Liars prevaricate even on their deathbeds.
ANTON CHEKHOV

Alcohol Bed Death Lying
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
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
Money, like vodka, turns a person into an eccentric.
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Money Person
If our life has a meaning, an aim, it has nothing to do with our personal happiness, but something wiser and greater.
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Goal Greatness Happiness Life Meaning Ourselves Personal Wisdom

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