If you are afraid of loneliness, do not marry.
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 snow has not yet left the earth but spring is already asking to enter your heart.
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Don’t tell me the moon is shining; show me the glint of light on broken glass.
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Lying is the same as alcoholism. Liars prevaricate even on their deathbeds.
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Man will become better when you show him what he is like.
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There is something beautiful, touching and poetic when one person loves more than the other, and the other is indifferent.
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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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Even while lying, you’ll be believed if you speak with authority.
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The unhappy are egotistical, base, unjust, cruel, and even less capable of understanding one another than are idiots. Unhappiness does not unite people, but separates them.
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You confuse two things: solving a problem and stating a problem correctly. It is only the second that is obligatory for an artist.
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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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My holy of holies is the human body, health, intelligence, talent, inspiration, love, and absolute freedom–freedom from violence and falsehood, no matter how the last two manifest themselves.
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You will not become a saint through other people’s sins.
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Everything should be first-rate in a person, his face, clothes, soul and thoughts.
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Love, respect, and friendship do unite a people as well as a common hatred does.
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For God’s sake, have some self-respect and do not run off at the mouth if your brain is out to lunch.
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