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It’s easier to ask for money from the poor than from the wealthy.

Anton Chekhov

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
When a person expends the least amount of motion on one action, that is grace.
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Action Grace Motion Oneself Person
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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Animal Growth Human Love Nature
The more cultured a man, the less fortunate he is.
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Culture Fortunate Himself Man
If in the first act you introduce a gun, by the third act you have to use it.
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Act Gun Introduction Weapon Yourself
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
It’s not a matter of old or new forms; a person writes without thinking about any forms, he writes because it flows freely from his soul.
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Flow Freedom Himself Old Person Soul Writing
Better to perish from fools than to accept praises from them.
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Acceptance Better Fools Ourselves
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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Angry Answer Funny Heart Human Laughter Sincere Yourself
In all the universe nothing remains permanent and unchanged but the spirit.
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Change Permanent Spirit Universe
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
What a fine weather today! Can’t choose whether to drink tea or to hang myself.
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Choice Drink Fine Myself Weather
Every person lives his real, most interesting life under the cover of secrecy.
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Himself Interest Live Person Reality Secret
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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Cruelty Ego Happiness People Seperate Understand Unity White
People are far more sincere and good-humored at speeding their parting guests than on meeting them.
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Goodness Guest Humor Meet People Sincere Speed
The secret of boring people lies in telling them everything.
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Boredom Lying People Secret

It’s easier to ask for money from the poor than from the wealthy.

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