If you ever have need of my life, come and take it.
ANTON CHEKHOVBetter a debauched canary than a pious wolf.
More Anton Chekhov Quotes
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Man will become better when you show him what he is like.
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If you want to work on your art, work on your life.
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I have the feeling that I’ve seen everything, but failed to notice the elephants.
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When asked, “Why do you always wear black?”, he said, “I am mourning for my life.
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Doctors are just the same as lawyers; the only difference is that lawyers merely rob you, whereas doctors rob you and kill you too.
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The illusion which exalts us is dearer to us than ten thousand truths.
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Calculating selfishness is the annihilation of self.
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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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We shall find peace. We shall hear angels, we shall see the sky sparkling with diamonds.
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You only have to start a job of work to realize how few decent, honest folk there are about.
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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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Any idiot can face a crisis – it’s day to day living that wears you out.
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It’s easier to ask for money from the poor than from the wealthy.
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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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Perhaps the feelings that we experience when we are in love represent a normal state. Being in love shows a person who he should be.
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