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Everything on earth is beautiful, everything — except what we ourselves think and do when we forget the higher purposes of life and our own human dignity.

Anton Chekhov

It is easy to be a philosopher in academia, but it is very difficult to be a philosopher in life.
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Difficult Easy Life Philosopher
The government is not God. It does not have the right to take away that which it can’t return even if it wants to.
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God Government Himself Return Right
The more cultured a man, the less fortunate he is.
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Culture Fortunate Himself Man
I don’t understand anything about the ballet; all I know is that during the intervals the ballerinas stink like horses.
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Animal Horse Interval Myself Smell Understand
Any idiot can face a crisis – it’s day to day living that wears you out.
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Crisis Day Face Idiot Live
The illusion which exalts us is dearer to us than ten thousand truths.
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Illusion Imagination Truth Worth
What seems to us serious, significant and important will, in future times, be forgotten or won’t seem important at all.
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Forget Future Important Serious Time Willing
He who desires nothing, hopes for nothing, and is afraid of nothing, cannot be an artist.
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Afraid Artist Deep Desire Hope
Exquisite nature, daydreams, and music say one thing, real life another.
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Life Music Nature Oneself Reality
A good upbringing means not that you won’t spill sauce on the tablecloth, but that you won’t notice it when someone else does.
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Character Childhood Goodness Manner Notice
Three o’clock in the morning. The soft April night is looking at my windows and caressingly winking at me with its stars. I can’t sleep, I am so happy.
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Happiness Morning Myself Nature Night Sleep
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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Death Difference Doctor Lawyer Perspective Rob Yourself
You will not become a saint through other people’s sins.
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People Sin Yourself
Don’t tell me the moon is shining; show me the glint of light on broken glass.
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Break Glass Light Moon Shine
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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Appreciation Fruit Learning Ourselves Time Tree
A man and a woman marry because both of them do not know what to do with themselves.
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Alone Mad Marriage Togetherness Woman

Everything on earth is beautiful, everything — except what we ourselves think and do when we forget the higher purposes of life and our own human dignity.

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