Each of us is full of too many wheels, screws and valves to permit us to judge one another on a first impression or by two or three external signs.
ANTON CHEKHOVMan will become better when you show him what he is like.
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There are plenty of good people, but only a very, very few are precise and disciplined.
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My holy of holies is the human body, health, intelligence, talent, inspiration, love, and absolute freedom–freedom from violence and falsehood, no matter how the last two manifest themselves.
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Faith is an aptitude of the spirit. It is, in fact, a talent: you must be born with it.
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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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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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Perhaps the feelings that we experience when we are in love represent a normal state. Being in love shows a person who he should be.
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Just as I shall lie alone in the grave, so, in essence, do I live alone.
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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 have the feeling that I’ve seen everything, but failed to notice the elephants.
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All saints have past and all sinners have a future.
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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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Write only of what is important and eternal.
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The illusion which exalts us is dearer to us than ten thousand truths.
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Exquisite nature, daydreams, and music say one thing, real life another.
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The role of the artist is to ask questions, not answer them.
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