A woman can become a man’s friend only in the following stages – first an acquantaince, next a mistress, and only then a friend.
ANTON CHEKHOVA woman can become a man’s friend only in the following stages – first an acquantaince, next a mistress, and only then a friend.
ANTON CHEKHOVWhat a fine weather today! Can’t choose whether to drink tea or to hang myself.
ANTON CHEKHOVTo judge between good or bad, between successful and unsuccessful would take the eye of a God.
ANTON CHEKHOVLife on earth is inconceivable without trees.
ANTON CHEKHOVThere 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.
ANTON CHEKHOVIn all the universe nothing remains permanent and unchanged but the spirit.
ANTON CHEKHOVWhen asked, “Why do you always wear black?”, he said, “I am mourning for my life.
ANTON CHEKHOVThe role of the artist is to ask questions, not answer them.
ANTON CHEKHOVWomen can’t forgive failure.
ANTON CHEKHOVI have the feeling that I’ve seen everything, but failed to notice the elephants.
ANTON CHEKHOVAny idiot can face a crisis – it’s day to day living that wears you out.
ANTON CHEKHOVThis life of ours, human life is like a flower gloriously blooming in a meadow: along comes a goat, eats it up–no more flower.
ANTON CHEKHOVWhen a person expends the least amount of motion on one action, that is grace.
ANTON CHEKHOVI expect I shall be a student to the end of my days.
ANTON CHEKHOVA man and a woman marry because both of them do not know what to do with themselves.
ANTON CHEKHOVThe problem is that we attempt to solve the simplest questions cleverly, thereby rendering them unusually complex. One should seekthe simple solution.
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