To judge between good or bad, between successful and unsuccessful would take the eye of a God.
ANTON CHEKHOVPeople should be beautiful in every way – in their faces, in the way they dress, in their thoughts, and in their innermost selves.
More Anton Chekhov Quotes
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Without a knowledge of languages you feel as if you don’t have a passport.
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If you want to work on your art, work on your life.
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Write only of what is important and eternal.
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Love, friendship and respect do not unite people as much as common hatred for something.
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Even while lying, you’ll be believed if you speak with authority.
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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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I don’t understand anything about the ballet; all I know is that during the intervals the ballerinas stink like horses.
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We learn about life not from plusses alone, but from minuses as well.
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Everything on earth is beautiful, everything — except what we ourselves think and do when we forget the higher purposes of life and our own human dignity.
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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 wish women to love you be original; I know a man who used to wear felt boots summer and winter & women fell in love with him.
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Lying is the same as alcoholism. Liars prevaricate even on their deathbeds.
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Knowledge is of no value unless you put it into practice.
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In 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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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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