It is easy to be a philosopher in academia, but it is very difficult to be a philosopher in life.
ANTON CHEKHOVThey say philosophers and wise men are indifferent. Wrong. Indifference is a paralysis of the soul, a premature death.
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In all the universe nothing remains permanent and unchanged but the spirit.
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Lying is the same as alcoholism. Liars prevaricate even on their deathbeds.
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When asked, “Why do you always wear black?”, he said, “I am mourning for my life.
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He who desires nothing, hopes for nothing, and is afraid of nothing, cannot be an artist.
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If you wish women to love you be original; I know a man who used to wear felt boots summer and winter & women fell in love with him.
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Just as I shall lie alone in the grave, so, in essence, do I live alone.
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The teacher must be an actor, an artist,passionately in love with his work.
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People don’t notice whether it’s winter or summer when they’re happy.
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Better a debauched canary than a pious wolf.
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A good person will feel guilty even before a dog.
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Brevity – the sister of talent.
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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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Be sure not to discuss your hero’s state of mind. Make it clear from his actions.
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Every person lives his real, most interesting life under the cover of secrecy.
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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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What a fine weather today! Can’t choose whether to drink tea or to hang myself.
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I can only regard with bewilderment an educated man who is also religious.
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The secret of boring people lies in telling them everything.
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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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Write, write, write-till your fingers break.
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He is an emancipated thinker who is not afraid to write foolish things.
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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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We learn about life not from plusses alone, but from minuses as well.
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Wisdom comes not from age, but from education and learning.
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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.
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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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