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He who desires nothing, hopes for nothing, and is afraid of nothing, cannot be an artist.

Anton Chekhov

Don’t tell me the moon is shining; show me the glint of light on broken glass.
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Break Glass Light Moon Shine
Everything on earth is beautiful, everything — except what we ourselves think and do when we forget the higher purposes of life and our own human dignity.
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Beautiful Dignity Earth Exception Human Life Ourselves Purpose
Lying is the same as alcoholism. Liars prevaricate even on their deathbeds.
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Alcohol Bed Death Lying
Exquisite nature, daydreams, and music say one thing, real life another.
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Life Music Nature Oneself Reality
Man will become better when you show him what he is like.
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Better Himself Man
Only during hard times do people come to understand how difficult it is to be master of their feelings and thoughts.
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Feeling Hard Time Thinking Understand
There are plenty of good people, but only a very, very few are precise and disciplined.
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Discipline Goodness People Precise
Even while lying, you’ll be believed if you speak with authority.
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Authority Believe Lying Talk Yourself
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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Death Life Myself See Thinking Tree Wind
There is something beautiful, touching and poetic when one person loves more than the other, and the other is indifferent.
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Beautiful Different Love Person Poetry Touch
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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Follow Friendship Man Stage Woman
A good person will feel guilty even before a dog.
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Dog Goodness Guilty Person
Every person lives his real, most interesting life under the cover of secrecy.
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Himself Interest Live Person Reality Secret
The secret of boring people lies in telling them everything.
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Boredom Lying People Secret
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
Each of us is full of too many wheels, screws and valves to permit us to judge one another on a first impression or by two or three external signs.
ANTON CHEKHOV

Appearance Character Impression Judgment Sign

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