Lying is the same as alcoholism. Liars prevaricate even on their deathbeds.
ANTON CHEKHOVWhen a person expends the least amount of motion on one action, that is grace.
More Anton Chekhov Quotes
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The snow has not yet left the earth but spring is already asking to enter your heart.
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An artist observes, selects, guesses, and synthesizes.
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Oh, I have now a mania for shortness. Whatever I read – my own or other people’s works – it all seems to me not short enough.
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It’s very hard, feeling that you’re no more than a piece of unwanted furniture in this world.
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People are far more sincere and good-humored at speeding their parting guests than on meeting them.
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They say philosophers and wise men are indifferent. Wrong. Indifference is a paralysis of the soul, a premature death.
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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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Wisdom comes not from age, but from education and learning.
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Everyone has the same God; only people differ.
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When asked, “Why do you always wear black?”, he said, “I am mourning for my life.
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The aim of fiction is absolute and honest truth.
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A good upbringing means not that you won’t spill sauce on the tablecloth, but that you won’t notice it when someone else does.
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What a fine weather today! Can’t choose whether to drink tea or to hang myself.
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The world is, of course, nothing but our conception of it.
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I expect I shall be a student to the end of my days.
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