The world is, of course, nothing but our conception of it.
ANTON CHEKHOVThe problem is that we attempt to solve the simplest questions cleverly, thereby rendering them unusually complex. One should seekthe simple solution.
More Anton Chekhov Quotes
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Write only of what is important and eternal.
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Just as I shall lie alone in the grave, so, in essence, do I live alone.
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I expect I shall be a student to the end of my days.
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If I had listened to the critics I’d have died drunk in the gutter
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Every person lives his real, most interesting life under the cover of secrecy.
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We shall find peace. We shall hear angels, we shall see the sky sparkling with diamonds.
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There is nothing more awful, insulting, and depressing than banality.
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Without a knowledge of languages you feel as if you don’t have a passport.
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If you want to work on your art, work on your life.
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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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Lying is the same as alcoholism. Liars prevaricate even on their deathbeds.
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For God’s sake, have some self-respect and do not run off at the mouth if your brain is out to lunch.
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Knowledge is of no value unless you put it into practice.
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In all the universe nothing remains permanent and unchanged but the spirit.
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What a fine weather today! Can’t choose whether to drink tea or to hang myself.
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