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Better to perish from fools than to accept praises from them.

Anton Chekhov

It’s not a matter of old or new forms; a person writes without thinking about any forms, he writes because it flows freely from his soul.
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Flow Freedom Himself Old Person Soul Writing
The problem is that we attempt to solve the simplest questions cleverly, thereby rendering them unusually complex. One should seekthe simple solution.
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Problem Question Simplicity Solution Solve
Man is what he believes.
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Believe Himself Man
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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Better Enough Myself Reason Story
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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Animal Growth Human Love Nature
Write only of what is important and eternal.
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Forever Important One Liner Poet Writing
Money, like vodka, turns a person into an eccentric.
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Money Person
I can only regard with bewilderment an educated man who is also religious.
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Education Man Myself Regard Religious
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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Animal Horse Interval Myself Smell Understand
If you ever have need of my life, come and take it.
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Life Love Myself Need 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
Be sure not to discuss your hero’s state of mind. Make it clear from his actions.
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Action Discussion Hero Himself Mindset State
All saints have past and all sinners have a future.
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Future Hope Past Saint Sin
If you are afraid of loneliness, do not marry.
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Afraid Lonely Marriage Yourself
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
Man will become better when you show him what he is like.
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Better Himself Man

Better to perish from fools than to accept praises from them.

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