Wisdom comes not from age, but from education and learning.
ANTON CHEKHOVBetter to perish from fools than to accept praises from them.
More Anton Chekhov Quotes
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When asked, “Why do you always wear black?”, he said, “I am mourning for my life.
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Oh, I have now a mania for shortness. Whatever I read – my own or other people’s works – it all seems to me not short enough.
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The aim of fiction is absolute and honest truth.
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If you ever have need of my life, come and take it.
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All saints have past and all sinners have a future.
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The secret of boring people lies in telling them everything.
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If our life has a meaning, an aim, it has nothing to do with our personal happiness, but something wiser and greater.
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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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Everything should be first-rate in a person, his face, clothes, soul and thoughts.
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Brevity – the sister of talent.
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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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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.
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Money, like vodka, turns a person into an eccentric.
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A good person will feel guilty even before a dog.
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Only during hard times do people come to understand how difficult it is to be master of their feelings and thoughts.
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