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You will not become a saint through other people’s sins.

Anton Chekhov

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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Angry Answer Funny Heart Human Laughter Sincere Yourself
It’s easier to ask for money from the poor than from the wealthy.
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Easy Money Poor Wealth
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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Knowledge Life Myself Philosophy
You must trust and believe in people or life becomes impossible.
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Believe Impossible Life People Trust Yourself
Everything on earth is beautiful, everything — except what we ourselves think and do when we forget the higher purposes of life and our own human dignity.
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Beautiful Dignity Earth Exception Human Life Ourselves Purpose
What a fine weather today! Can’t choose whether to drink tea or to hang myself.
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Choice Drink Fine Myself Weather
Even while lying, you’ll be believed if you speak with authority.
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Authority Believe Lying Talk Yourself
I can only regard with bewilderment an educated man who is also religious.
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Education Man Myself Regard Religious
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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Born Eat Life Person Right Road Yourself
Money, like vodka, turns a person into an eccentric.
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Money Person
People are far more sincere and good-humored at speeding their parting guests than on meeting them.
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Goodness Guest Humor Meet People Sincere Speed
Let us learn to appreciate there will be times when the trees will be bare, and look forward to the time when we may pick the fruit.
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Appreciation Fruit Learning Ourselves Time Tree
Knowledge is of no value unless you put it into practice.
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Knowledge Practice Value
Write, write, write-till your fingers break.
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Break Fingers Poet Writing Yourself
There is nothing more awful, insulting, and depressing than banality.
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Boredom Depression Insult
Do silly things. Foolishness is a great deal more vital and healthy than our straining and striving after a meaningful life.
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Foolish Life Meaning Silly Strain Strive Stupidity

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