Man is what he believes.
ANTON CHEKHOVCalculating selfishness is the annihilation of self.
More Anton Chekhov Quotes
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A good person will feel guilty even before a dog.
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Even while lying, you’ll be believed if you speak with authority.
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You ask me what life is. That’s like asking what a carrot is. A carrot is a carrot, and there’s nothing more to know.
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A good upbringing means not that you won’t spill sauce on the tablecloth, but that you won’t notice it when someone else does.
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Write only of what is important and eternal.
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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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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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People are far more sincere and good-humored at speeding their parting guests than on meeting them.
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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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The government is not God. It does not have the right to take away that which it can’t return even if it wants to.
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The world perishes not from bandits and fires, but from hatred, hostility, and all these petty squabbles.
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Wisdom comes not from age, but from education and learning.
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Without a knowledge of languages you feel as if you don’t have a passport.
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The more cultured a man, the less fortunate he is.
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A man and a woman marry because both of them do not know what to do with themselves.
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