It is easy to be a philosopher in academia, but it is very difficult to be a philosopher in life.
ANTON CHEKHOVEven while lying, you’ll be believed if you speak with authority.
More Anton Chekhov Quotes
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The more cultured a man, the less fortunate he is.
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It’s easier to ask for money from the poor than from the wealthy.
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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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In short stories it is better to say not enough than to say too much, because, because–I don’t know why.
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Try to reason about love, and you will lose your reason.
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In all the universe nothing remains permanent and unchanged but the spirit.
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Man will become better when you show him what he is like.
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The teacher must be an actor, an artist,passionately in love with his work.
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Don’t tell me the moon is shining; show me the glint of light on broken glass.
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For God’s sake, have some self-respect and do not run off at the mouth if your brain is out to lunch.
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Everyone has the same God; only people differ.
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The unhappy are egotistical, base, unjust, cruel, and even less capable of understanding one another than are idiots. Unhappiness does not unite people, but separates them.
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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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Man is what he believes.
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If our life has a meaning, an aim, it has nothing to do with our personal happiness, but something wiser and greater.
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