Lying is the same as alcoholism. Liars prevaricate even on their deathbeds.
ANTON CHEKHOVFaith is an aptitude of the spirit. It is, in fact, a talent: you must be born with it.
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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 unhappy are egotistical, base, unjust, cruel, and even less capable of understanding one another than are idiots. Unhappiness does not unite people, but separates them.
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The teacher must be an actor, an artist,passionately in love with his work.
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The illusion which exalts us is dearer to us than ten thousand truths.
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My own experience is that once a story has been written, one has to cross out the beginning and the end. It is there that we authors do most of our lying.
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Women can’t forgive failure.
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When a person is born, he can embark on only one of three roads of life: if you go right, the wolves will eat you; if you go left, you’ll eat the wolves; if you go straight, you’ll eat yourself.
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The role of the artist is to ask questions, not answer them.
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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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Even while lying, you’ll be believed if you speak with authority.
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People don’t notice whether it’s winter or summer when they’re happy.
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If you are afraid of loneliness, do not marry.
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I kept thinking how marvellous it would be if I could somehow tear my heart, which felt so heavy, out of my chest.
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Only one who loves can remember so well.
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I have the feeling that I’ve seen everything, but failed to notice the elephants.
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