The more refined one is, the more unhappy.
ANTON CHEKHOVBetter to perish from fools than to accept praises from them.
More Anton Chekhov Quotes
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Try to reason about love, and you will lose your reason.
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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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Man is what he believes.
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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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Faith is an aptitude of the spirit. It is, in fact, a talent: you must be born with it.
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Love, friendship and respect do not unite people as much as common hatred for something.
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You must trust and believe in people or life becomes impossible.
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Without a knowledge of languages you feel as if you don’t have a passport.
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What seems to us serious, significant and important will, in future times, be forgotten or won’t seem important at all.
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My holy of holies is the human body, health, intelligence, talent, inspiration, love, and absolute freedom–freedom from violence and falsehood, no matter how the last two manifest themselves.
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What a fine weather today! Can’t choose whether to drink tea or to hang myself.
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Better to perish from fools than to accept praises from them.
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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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Knowledge is of no value unless you put it into practice.
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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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