Knowledge is of no value unless you put it into practice.
ANTON CHEKHOVIf in the first act you introduce a gun, by the third act you have to use it.
More Anton Chekhov Quotes
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It’s very hard, feeling that you’re no more than a piece of unwanted furniture in this world.
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All saints have past and all sinners have a future.
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Wisdom comes not from age, but from education and learning.
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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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Lying is the same as alcoholism. Liars prevaricate even on their deathbeds.
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Love, respect, and friendship do unite a people as well as a common hatred does.
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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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Do silly things. Foolishness is a great deal more vital and healthy than our straining and striving after a meaningful life.
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Love, friendship and respect do not unite people as much as common hatred for something.
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Everyone has the same God; only people differ.
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We learn about life not from plusses alone, but from minuses as well.
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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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If I had listened to the critics I’d have died drunk in the gutter
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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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In short stories it is better to say not enough than to say too much, because, because–I don’t know why.
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