Not one of our mortal gauges is suitable for evaluating non-existence, for making judgments about that which is not a person.
ANTON CHEKHOVThe world perishes not from bandits and fires, but from hatred, hostility, and all these petty squabbles.
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If you ever have need of my life, come and take it.
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Brevity – the sister of talent.
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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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Write only of what is important and eternal.
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Better a debauched canary than a pious wolf.
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I kept thinking how marvellous it would be if I could somehow tear my heart, which felt so heavy, out of my chest.
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When asked, “Why do you always wear black?”, he said, “I am mourning for my life.
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Wisdom comes not from age, but from education and learning.
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Man will become better when you show him what he is like.
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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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If I had listened to the critics I’d have died drunk in the gutter
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Knowledge is of no value unless you put it into practice.
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All saints have past and all sinners have a future.
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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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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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