The snow has not yet left the earth but spring is already asking to enter your heart.
ANTON CHEKHOVIn 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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An artist observes, selects, guesses, and synthesizes.
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I expect I shall be a student to the end of my days.
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My own experience is that once a story has been written, one has to cross out the beginning and the end. It is there that we authors do most of our lying.
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If you ever have need of my life, come and take it.
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Knowledge is of no value unless you put it into practice.
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Love, friendship and respect do not unite people as much as common hatred for something.
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The more refined one is, the more unhappy.
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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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If you are afraid of loneliness, do not marry.
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Wisdom comes not from age, but from education and learning.
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He who desires nothing, hopes for nothing, and is afraid of nothing, cannot be an artist.
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They say philosophers and wise men are indifferent. Wrong. Indifference is a paralysis of the soul, a premature death.
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Even while lying, you’ll be believed if you speak with authority.
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The aim of fiction is absolute and honest truth.
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In all the universe nothing remains permanent and unchanged but the spirit.
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