The more cultured a man, the less fortunate he is.
ANTON CHEKHOVDon’t tell me the moon is shining; show me the glint of light on broken glass.
More Anton Chekhov Quotes
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A man and a woman marry because both of them do not know what to do with themselves.
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My love is like a stone tied round my neck; it’s dragging me down to the bottom; but I love my stone. I can’t live without it.
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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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He who desires nothing, hopes for nothing, and is afraid of nothing, cannot be an artist.
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Brevity – the sister of talent.
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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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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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In nature a repulsive caterpillar turns into a lovely butterfly. But with human beings it is the other way round: a lovely butterfly turns into a repulsive caterpillar.
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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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Better to perish from fools than to accept praises from them.
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We learn about life not from plusses alone, but from minuses as well.
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Love, friendship and respect do not unite people as much as common hatred for something.
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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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What a delight it is to respect people!
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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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