I have the feeling that I’ve seen everything, but failed to notice the elephants.
ANTON CHEKHOVThey say philosophers and wise men are indifferent. Wrong. Indifference is a paralysis of the soul, a premature death.
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Do silly things. Foolishness is a great deal more vital and healthy than our straining and striving after a meaningful life.
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Better a debauched canary than a pious wolf.
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Without a knowledge of languages you feel as if you don’t have a passport.
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You confuse two things: solving a problem and stating a problem correctly. It is only the second that is obligatory for an artist.
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Knowledge is of no value unless you put it into practice.
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When a person expends the least amount of motion on one action, that is grace.
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There should be more sincerity and heart in human relations, more silence and simplicity in our interactions. Be rude when you’re angry, laugh when something is funny, and answer when you’re asked.
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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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When asked, “Why do you always wear black?”, he said, “I am mourning for my life.
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Write only of what is important and eternal.
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I observed that after marriage people cease to be curious.
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Wisdom comes not from age, but from education and learning.
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Write, write, write-till your fingers break.
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Medicine is my lawful wife and literature my mistress; when I get tired of one, I spend the night with the other.
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There is something beautiful, touching and poetic when one person loves more than the other, and the other is indifferent.
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