The illusion which exalts us is dearer to us than ten thousand truths.
ANTON CHEKHOVEverything 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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Only one who loves can remember so well.
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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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When a person expends the least amount of motion on one action, that is grace.
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The aim of fiction is absolute and honest truth.
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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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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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Knowledge is of no value unless you put it into practice.
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A woman can become a man’s friend only in the following stages – first an acquantaince, next a mistress, and only then a friend.
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The problem is that we attempt to solve the simplest questions cleverly, thereby rendering them unusually complex. One should seekthe simple solution.
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Exquisite nature, daydreams, and music say one thing, real life another.
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An artist observes, selects, guesses, and synthesizes.
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Nothing can be accomplished by logic and ethics.
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I observed that after marriage people cease to be curious.
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People don’t notice whether it’s winter or summer when they’re happy.
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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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