Lying is the same as alcoholism. Liars prevaricate even on their deathbeds.
ANTON CHEKHOVI kept thinking how marvellous it would be if I could somehow tear my heart, which felt so heavy, out of my chest.
More Anton Chekhov Quotes
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The more refined one is, the more unhappy.
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He who desires nothing, hopes for nothing, and is afraid of nothing, cannot be an artist.
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When a person expends the least amount of motion on one action, that is grace.
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The 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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People are far more sincere and good-humored at speeding their parting guests than on meeting them.
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Only one who loves can remember so well.
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Knowledge is of no value unless you put it into practice.
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The world is, of course, nothing but our conception of it.
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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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I observed that after marriage people cease to be curious.
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If I had listened to the critics I’d have died drunk in the gutter
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Just as I shall lie alone in the grave, so, in essence, do I live alone.
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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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I have the feeling that I’ve seen everything, but failed to notice the elephants.
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You must trust and believe in people or life becomes impossible.
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