They say philosophers and wise men are indifferent. Wrong. Indifference is a paralysis of the soul, a premature death.
ANTON CHEKHOVMy 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.
More Anton Chekhov Quotes
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Write, write, write-till your fingers break.
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Everything on earth is beautiful, everything — except what we ourselves think and do when we forget the higher purposes of life and our own human dignity.
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Brevity – the sister of talent.
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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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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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Exquisite nature, daydreams, and music say one thing, real life another.
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What a delight it is to respect people!
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The secret of boring people lies in telling them everything.
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You only have to start a job of work to realize how few decent, honest folk there are about.
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Even while lying, you’ll be believed if you speak with authority.
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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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If you ever have need of my life, come and take it.
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In all the universe nothing remains permanent and unchanged but the spirit.
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Money, like vodka, turns a person into an eccentric.
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Better a debauched canary than a pious wolf.
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