The happy man only feels at ease because the unhappy bear their burden in silence. Without this silence, happiness would be impossible.
ANTON CHEKHOVThe government is not God. It does not have the right to take away that which it can’t return even if it wants to.
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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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Exquisite nature, daydreams, and music say one thing, real life another.
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Write only of what is important and eternal.
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People don’t notice whether it’s winter or summer when they’re happy.
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Three o’clock in the morning. The soft April night is looking at my windows and caressingly winking at me with its stars. I can’t sleep, I am so happy.
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It’s not a matter of old or new forms; a person writes without thinking about any forms, he writes because it flows freely from his soul.
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You must trust and believe in people or life becomes impossible.
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I have the feeling that I’ve seen everything, but failed to notice the elephants.
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I expect I shall be a student to the end of my days.
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Without a knowledge of languages you feel as if you don’t have a passport.
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I observed that after marriage people cease to be curious.
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He who desires nothing, hopes for nothing, and is afraid of nothing, cannot be an artist.
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What seems to us serious, significant and important will, in future times, be forgotten or won’t seem important at all.
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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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