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I have the feeling that I’ve seen everything, but failed to notice the elephants.

Anton Chekhov

You will not become a saint through other people’s sins.
ANTON CHEKHOV

People Sin Yourself
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.
ANTON CHEKHOV

Happiness Morning Myself Nature Night Sleep
The snow has not yet left the earth but spring is already asking to enter your heart.
ANTON CHEKHOV

Earth Heart Snow Spring Yourself
People are far more sincere and good-humored at speeding their parting guests than on meeting them.
ANTON CHEKHOV

Goodness Guest Humor Meet People Sincere Speed
Life on earth is inconceivable without trees.
ANTON CHEKHOV

Earth Life Nature Tree
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.
ANTON CHEKHOV

Animal Growth Human Love Nature
Man is what he believes.
ANTON CHEKHOV

Believe Himself Man
I don’t understand anything about the ballet; all I know is that during the intervals the ballerinas stink like horses.
ANTON CHEKHOV

Animal Horse Interval Myself Smell Understand
What a delight it is to respect people!
ANTON CHEKHOV

Delight People Respect
He is an emancipated thinker who is not afraid to write foolish things.
ANTON CHEKHOV

Afraid Fools Himself Thinking Writing
When a person is born, he can embark on only one of three roads of life: if you go right, the wolves will eat you; if you go left, you’ll eat the wolves; if you go straight, you’ll eat yourself.
ANTON CHEKHOV

Born Eat Life Person Right Road Yourself
You only have to start a job of work to realize how few decent, honest folk there are about.
ANTON CHEKHOV

Honesty Job Realization Start Work Yourself
In all the universe nothing remains permanent and unchanged but the spirit.
ANTON CHEKHOV

Change Permanent Spirit Universe
The role of the artist is to ask questions, not answer them.
ANTON CHEKHOV

Answer Artist Question Role
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.
ANTON CHEKHOV

Angry Answer Funny Heart Human Laughter Sincere Yourself
Doctors are just the same as lawyers; the only difference is that lawyers merely rob you, whereas doctors rob you and kill you too.
ANTON CHEKHOV

Death Difference Doctor Lawyer Perspective Rob Yourself

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