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It is easy to be a philosopher in academia, but it is very difficult to be a philosopher in life.

Anton Chekhov

The world perishes not from bandits and fires, but from hatred, hostility, and all these petty squabbles.
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Destruction Hate Small Vice World
I observed that after marriage people cease to be curious.
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Curiosity Marriage Myself Observation People
I can only regard with bewilderment an educated man who is also religious.
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Education Man Myself Regard Religious
There should be more sincerity and heart in human relations, more silence and simplicity in our interactions. Be rude when you’re angry, laugh when something is funny, and answer when you’re asked.
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Angry Answer Funny Heart Human Laughter Sincere Yourself
Only one who loves can remember so well.
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Love Oneself Relationship Remember
Calculating selfishness is the annihilation of self.
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Calculation Oneself Selfish
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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Animal Growth Human Love Nature
If I had listened to the critics I’d have died drunk in the gutter
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Death Drink Listening Myself
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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Knowledge Life Myself Philosophy
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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Author Beginning End Experience Lying Ourselves Story Writing
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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Feeling Himself Myself Original Shoes Women
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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Animal Horse Interval Myself Smell Understand
My love is like a stone tied round my neck; it’s dragging me down to the bottom; but I love my stone. I can’t live without it.
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Live Love Myself Neck Stone
Even while lying, you’ll be believed if you speak with authority.
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Authority Believe Lying Talk Yourself
Brevity – the sister of talent.
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One Liner Talent
If you are afraid of loneliness, do not marry.
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Afraid Lonely Marriage Yourself

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