All saints have past and all sinners have a future.
ANTON CHEKHOVThe world perishes not from bandits and fires, but from hatred, hostility, and all these petty squabbles.
More Anton Chekhov Quotes
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Brevity – the sister of talent.
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The secret of boring people lies in telling them everything.
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The government is not God. It does not have the right to take away that which it can’t return even if it wants to.
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People are far more sincere and good-humored at speeding their parting guests than on meeting them.
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A man and a woman marry because both of them do not know what to do with themselves.
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People don’t notice whether it’s winter or summer when they’re happy.
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Money, like vodka, turns a person into an eccentric.
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This life of ours, human life is like a flower gloriously blooming in a meadow: along comes a goat, eats it up–no more flower.
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In all the universe nothing remains permanent and unchanged but the spirit.
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Be sure not to discuss your hero’s state of mind. Make it clear from his actions.
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The happy man only feels at ease because the unhappy bear their burden in silence. Without this silence, happiness would be impossible.
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Do silly things. Foolishness is a great deal more vital and healthy than our straining and striving after a meaningful life.
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The snow has not yet left the earth but spring is already asking to enter your heart.
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I observed that after marriage people cease to be curious.
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There are plenty of good people, but only a very, very few are precise and disciplined.
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