I have the feeling that I’ve seen everything, but failed to notice the elephants.
ANTON CHEKHOVIf you wish women to love you be original; I know a man who used to wear felt boots summer and winter & women fell in love with him.
More Anton Chekhov Quotes
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The task of a writer is not to solve the problem but to state the problem correctly.
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If you wish women to love you be original; I know a man who used to wear felt boots summer and winter & women fell in love with him.
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He who desires nothing, hopes for nothing, and is afraid of nothing, cannot be an artist.
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Nothing can be accomplished by logic and ethics.
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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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Write only of what is important and eternal.
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Just as I shall lie alone in the grave, so, in essence, do I live alone.
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Life on earth is inconceivable without trees.
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People should be beautiful in every way – in their faces, in the way they dress, in their thoughts, and in their innermost selves.
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You must trust and believe in people or life becomes impossible.
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In short stories it is better to say not enough than to say too much, because, because–I don’t know why.
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A good person will feel guilty even before a dog.
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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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All saints have past and all sinners have a future.
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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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