It is easy to be a philosopher in academia, but it is very difficult to be a philosopher in life.
ANTON CHEKHOVAn artist observes, selects, guesses, and synthesizes.
More Anton Chekhov Quotes
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Knowledge is of no value unless you put it into practice.
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Brevity – the sister of talent.
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He who desires nothing, hopes for nothing, and is afraid of nothing, cannot be an artist.
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Any idiot can face a crisis – it’s day to day living that wears you out.
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The role of the artist is to ask questions, not answer them.
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If there’s any illness for which people offer many remedies, you may be sure that particular illness is incurable, I think.
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Three o’clock in the morning. The soft April night is looking at my windows and caressingly winking at me with its stars. I can’t sleep, I am so happy.
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Everyone has the same God; only people differ.
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The more refined one is, the more unhappy.
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Medicine is my lawful wife and literature my mistress; when I get tired of one, I spend the night with the other.
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You ask me what life is. That’s like asking what a carrot is. A carrot is a carrot, and there’s nothing more to know.
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Just as I shall lie alone in the grave, so, in essence, do I live alone.
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The task of a writer is not to solve the problem but to state the problem correctly.
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It’s not a matter of old or new forms; a person writes without thinking about any forms, he writes because it flows freely from his soul.
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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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