It is easy to be a philosopher in academia, but it is very difficult to be a philosopher in life.
ANTON CHEKHOVPeople 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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If you are afraid of loneliness, do not marry.
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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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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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Brevity – the sister of talent.
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Man will become better when you show him what he is like.
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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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There is nothing more awful, insulting, and depressing than banality.
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If you want to work on your art, work on your life.
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We learn about life not from plusses alone, but from minuses as well.
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Love, respect, and friendship do unite a people as well as a common hatred does.
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Love, friendship and respect do not unite people as much as common hatred for something.
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The snow has not yet left the earth but spring is already asking to enter your heart.
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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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If I had listened to the critics I’d have died drunk in the gutter
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Without a knowledge of languages you feel as if you don’t have a passport.
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