The role of the artist is to ask questions, not answer them.
ANTON CHEKHOVThe task of a writer is not to solve the problem but to state the problem correctly.
More Anton Chekhov Quotes
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Love, friendship and respect do not unite people as much as common hatred for something.
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Even while lying, you’ll be believed if you speak with authority.
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The more cultured a man, the less fortunate he is.
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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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A good upbringing means not that you won’t spill sauce on the tablecloth, but that you won’t notice it when someone else does.
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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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My love is like a stone tied round my neck; it’s dragging me down to the bottom; but I love my stone. I can’t live without it.
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He is an emancipated thinker who is not afraid to write foolish things.
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I can only regard with bewilderment an educated man who is also religious.
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What a delight it is to respect people!
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Everyone has the same God; only people differ.
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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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People should be beautiful in every way – in their faces, in the way they dress, in their thoughts, and in their innermost selves.
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You will not become a saint through other people’s sins.
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All saints have past and all sinners have a future.
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