There is nothing more awful, insulting, and depressing than banality.
ANTON CHEKHOVBetter a debauched canary than a pious wolf.
More Anton Chekhov Quotes
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Only during hard times do people come to understand how difficult it is to be master of their feelings and thoughts.
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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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What a fine weather today! Can’t choose whether to drink tea or to hang myself.
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People are far more sincere and good-humored at speeding their parting guests than on meeting them.
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It’s easier to ask for money from the poor than from the wealthy.
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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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The task of a writer is not to solve the problem but to state the problem correctly.
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Let us learn to appreciate there will be times when the trees will be bare, and look forward to the time when we may pick the fruit.
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The 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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Everything should be first-rate in a person, his face, clothes, soul and thoughts.
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I can only regard with bewilderment an educated man who is also religious.
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If you want to work on your art, work on your life.
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The illusion which exalts us is dearer to us than ten thousand truths.
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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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