He is an emancipated thinker who is not afraid to write foolish things.
ANTON CHEKHOVNot one of our mortal gauges is suitable for evaluating non-existence, for making judgments about that which is not a person.
More Anton Chekhov Quotes
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The aim of fiction is absolute and honest truth.
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The more cultured a man, the less fortunate he is.
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To regard one’s immortality as an exchange of matter is as strange as predicting the future of a violin case once the expensive violin it held has broken and lost its worth.
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The secret of boring people lies in telling them everything.
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Wisdom comes not from age, but from education and learning.
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Everything should be first-rate in a person, his face, clothes, soul and thoughts.
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Lying is the same as alcoholism. Liars prevaricate even on their deathbeds.
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An artist observes, selects, guesses, and synthesizes.
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If I had listened to the critics I’d have died drunk in the gutter
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Women can’t forgive failure.
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The more refined one is, the more unhappy.
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Faith is an aptitude of the spirit. It is, in fact, a talent: you must be born with it.
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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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It’s easier to ask for money from the poor than from the wealthy.
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Life on earth is inconceivable without trees.
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