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.
ANTON CHEKHOVNothing can be accomplished by logic and ethics.
More Anton Chekhov Quotes
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What a fine weather today! Can’t choose whether to drink tea or to hang myself.
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When asked, “Why do you always wear black?”, he said, “I am mourning for my life.
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I have the feeling that I’ve seen everything, but failed to notice the elephants.
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To judge between good or bad, between successful and unsuccessful would take the eye of a God.
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If you ever have need of my life, come and take it.
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Even while lying, you’ll be believed if you speak with authority.
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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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If you are afraid of loneliness, do not marry.
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People don’t notice whether it’s winter or summer when they’re happy.
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The happy man only feels at ease because the unhappy bear their burden in silence. Without this silence, happiness would be impossible.
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I don’t understand anything about the ballet; all I know is that during the intervals the ballerinas stink like horses.
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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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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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You confuse two things: solving a problem and stating a problem correctly. It is only the second that is obligatory for an artist.
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A good person will feel guilty even before a dog.
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