The happy man only feels at ease because the unhappy bear their burden in silence. Without this silence, happiness would be impossible.
ANTON CHEKHOVYou 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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Nothing can be accomplished by logic and ethics.
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I have the feeling that I’ve seen everything, but failed to notice the elephants.
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When a person is born, he can embark on only one of three roads of life: if you go right, the wolves will eat you; if you go left, you’ll eat the wolves; if you go straight, you’ll eat yourself.
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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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An artist observes, selects, guesses, and synthesizes.
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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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Perhaps the feelings that we experience when we are in love represent a normal state. Being in love shows a person who he should be.
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To judge between good or bad, between successful and unsuccessful would take the eye of a God.
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You will not become a saint through other people’s sins.
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A woman can become a man’s friend only in the following stages – first an acquantaince, next a mistress, and only then a friend.
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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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When a person expends the least amount of motion on one action, that is grace.
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The role of the artist is to ask questions, not answer them.
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Life on earth is inconceivable without trees.
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You must trust and believe in people or life becomes impossible.
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