I can only regard with bewilderment an educated man who is also religious.
ANTON CHEKHOVJust as I shall lie alone in the grave, so, in essence, do I live alone.
More Anton Chekhov Quotes
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People should be beautiful in every way – in their faces, in the way they dress, in their thoughts, and in their innermost selves.
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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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To judge between good or bad, between successful and unsuccessful would take the eye of a God.
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Try to reason about love, and you will lose your reason.
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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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People don’t notice whether it’s winter or summer when they’re happy.
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The aim of fiction is absolute and honest truth.
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The world is, of course, nothing but our conception of it.
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Lying is the same as alcoholism. Liars prevaricate even on their deathbeds.
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Even while lying, you’ll be believed if you speak with authority.
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The role of the artist is to ask questions, not answer them.
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Better to perish from fools than to accept praises from them.
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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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All saints have past and all sinners have a future.
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