Lying is the same as alcoholism. Liars prevaricate even on their deathbeds.
ANTON CHEKHOVMan is what he believes.
More Anton Chekhov Quotes
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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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I have the feeling that I’ve seen everything, but failed to notice the elephants.
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People don’t notice whether it’s winter or summer when they’re happy.
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What a delight it is to respect people!
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I can only regard with bewilderment an educated man who is also religious.
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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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We learn about life not from plusses alone, but from minuses as well.
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Each of us is full of too many wheels, screws and valves to permit us to judge one another on a first impression or by two or three external signs.
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There are plenty of good people, but only a very, very few are precise and disciplined.
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The secret of boring people lies in telling them everything.
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Medicine is my lawful wife and literature my mistress; when I get tired of one, I spend the night with the other.
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My love is like a stone tied round my neck; it’s dragging me down to the bottom; but I love my stone. I can’t live without it.
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To judge between good or bad, between successful and unsuccessful would take the eye of a God.
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Three o’clock in the morning. The soft April night is looking at my windows and caressingly winking at me with its stars. I can’t sleep, I am so happy.
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Write only of what is important and eternal.
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