Just as I shall lie alone in the grave, so, in essence, do I live alone.
ANTON CHEKHOVThe happy man only feels at ease because the unhappy bear their burden in silence. Without this silence, happiness would be impossible.
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If you ever have need of my life, come and take it.
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Write, write, write-till your fingers break.
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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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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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Brevity – the sister of talent.
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If you are afraid of loneliness, do not marry.
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I have the feeling that I’ve seen everything, but failed to notice the elephants.
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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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The world perishes not from bandits and fires, but from hatred, hostility, and all these petty squabbles.
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It’s easier to ask for money from the poor than from the wealthy.
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It’s not a matter of old or new forms; a person writes without thinking about any forms, he writes because it flows freely from his soul.
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What a fine weather today! Can’t choose whether to drink tea or to hang myself.
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Exquisite nature, daydreams, and music say one thing, real life another.
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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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The problem is that we attempt to solve the simplest questions cleverly, thereby rendering them unusually complex. One should seekthe simple solution.
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