I have the feeling that I’ve seen everything, but failed to notice the elephants.
ANTON CHEKHOVIf you want to work on your art, work on your life.
More Anton Chekhov Quotes
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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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Do you see that tree? It is dead but it still sways in the wind with the others. I think it would be like that with me. That if I died I would still be part of life in one way or another.
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The more refined one is, the more unhappy.
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Everything should be first-rate in a person, his face, clothes, soul and thoughts.
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Life on earth is inconceivable without trees.
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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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Every person lives his real, most interesting life under the cover of secrecy.
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Love, respect, and friendship do unite a people as well as a common hatred does.
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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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Knowledge is of no value unless you put it into practice.
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Write, write, write-till your fingers break.
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Only one who loves can remember so well.
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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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Any idiot can face a crisis – it’s day to day living that wears you out.
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He who desires nothing, hopes for nothing, and is afraid of nothing, cannot be an artist.
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