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.
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.
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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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We learn about life not from plusses alone, but from minuses as well.
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Not one of our mortal gauges is suitable for evaluating non-existence, for making judgments about that which is not a person.
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Only one who loves can remember so well.
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You confuse two things: solving a problem and stating a problem correctly. It is only the second that is obligatory for an artist.
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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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Man is what he believes.
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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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The secret of boring people lies in telling them everything.
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Wisdom comes not from age, but from education and learning.
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Write only of what is important and eternal.
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There is nothing more awful, insulting, and depressing than banality.
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We shall find peace. We shall hear angels, we shall see the sky sparkling with diamonds.
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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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The world perishes not from bandits and fires, but from hatred, hostility, and all these petty squabbles.
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