When asked, “Why do you always wear black?”, he said, “I am mourning for my life.
ANTON CHEKHOVAll saints have past and all sinners have a future.
More Anton Chekhov Quotes
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There should be more sincerity and heart in human relations, more silence and simplicity in our interactions. Be rude when you’re angry, laugh when something is funny, and answer when you’re asked.
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People don’t notice whether it’s winter or summer when they’re happy.
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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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The teacher must be an actor, an artist,passionately in love with his work.
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People are far more sincere and good-humored at speeding their parting guests than on meeting them.
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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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Better to perish from fools than to accept praises from them.
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Brevity – the sister of talent.
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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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In nature a repulsive caterpillar turns into a lovely butterfly. But with human beings it is the other way round: a lovely butterfly turns into a repulsive caterpillar.
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Perhaps the feelings that we experience when we are in love represent a normal state. Being in love shows a person who he should be.
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What seems to us serious, significant and important will, in future times, be forgotten or won’t seem important at all.
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Lying is the same as alcoholism. Liars prevaricate even on their deathbeds.
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Every person lives his real, most interesting life under the cover of secrecy.
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It is easy to be a philosopher in academia, but it is very difficult to be a philosopher in life.
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