A good upbringing means not that you won’t spill sauce on the tablecloth, but that you won’t notice it when someone else does.
ANTON CHEKHOVIn short stories it is better to say not enough than to say too much, because, because–I don’t know why.
More Anton Chekhov Quotes
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A good person will feel guilty even before a dog.
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People 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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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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He who desires nothing, hopes for nothing, and is afraid of nothing, cannot be an artist.
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Nothing can be accomplished by logic and ethics.
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Oh, I have now a mania for shortness. Whatever I read – my own or other people’s works – it all seems to me not short enough.
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The illusion which exalts us is dearer to us than ten thousand truths.
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Just as I shall lie alone in the grave, so, in essence, do I live alone.
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What a delight it is to respect people!
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Man will become better when you show him what he is like.
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Write only of what is important and eternal.
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Knowledge is of no value unless you put it into practice.
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Try to reason about love, and you will lose your reason.
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They say philosophers and wise men are indifferent. Wrong. Indifference is a paralysis of the soul, a premature death.
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There is nothing more awful, insulting, and depressing than banality.
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