We learn about life not from plusses alone, but from minuses as well.
ANTON CHEKHOVEveryone has the same God; only people differ.
More Anton Chekhov Quotes
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To judge between good or bad, between successful and unsuccessful would take the eye of a God.
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The world perishes not from bandits and fires, but from hatred, hostility, and all these petty squabbles.
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There is something beautiful, touching and poetic when one person loves more than the other, and the other is indifferent.
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The role of the artist is to ask questions, not answer them.
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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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My holy of holies is the human body, health, intelligence, talent, inspiration, love, and absolute freedom–freedom from violence and falsehood, no matter how the last two manifest themselves.
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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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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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There is nothing more awful, insulting, and depressing than banality.
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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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Lying is the same as alcoholism. Liars prevaricate even on their deathbeds.
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You will not become a saint through other people’s sins.
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Knowledge is of no value unless you put it into practice.
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A good person will feel guilty even before a dog.
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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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