The unhappy are egotistical, base, unjust, cruel, and even less capable of understanding one another than are idiots. Unhappiness does not unite people, but separates them.
ANTON CHEKHOVThe happy man only feels at ease because the unhappy bear their burden in silence. Without this silence, happiness would be impossible.
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Just as I shall lie alone in the grave, so, in essence, do I live alone.
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Doctors are just the same as lawyers; the only difference is that lawyers merely rob you, whereas doctors rob you and kill you too.
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Only during hard times do people come to understand how difficult it is to be master of their feelings and thoughts.
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If you want to work on your art, work on your life.
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Knowledge is of no value unless you put it into practice.
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A man and a woman marry because both of them do not know what to do with themselves.
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When asked, “Why do you always wear black?”, he said, “I am mourning for my life.
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What a fine weather today! Can’t choose whether to drink tea or to hang myself.
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A good person will feel guilty even before a dog.
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Brevity – the sister of talent.
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The happy man only feels at ease because the unhappy bear their burden in silence. Without this silence, happiness would be impossible.
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When a person is born, he can embark on only one of three roads of life: if you go right, the wolves will eat you; if you go left, you’ll eat the wolves; if you go straight, you’ll eat yourself.
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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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Everyone has the same God; only people differ.
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Lying is the same as alcoholism. Liars prevaricate even on their deathbeds.
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