Do you see that tree? It is dead but it still sways in the wind with the others. I think it would be like that with me. That if I died I would still be part of life in one way or another.
ANTON CHEKHOVFor God’s sake, have some self-respect and do not run off at the mouth if your brain is out to lunch.
More Anton Chekhov Quotes
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I don’t understand anything about the ballet; all I know is that during the intervals the ballerinas stink like horses.
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Every person lives his real, most interesting life under the cover of secrecy.
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If you want to work on your art, work on your life.
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Any idiot can face a crisis – it’s day to day living that wears you out.
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Women can’t forgive failure.
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To regard one’s immortality as an exchange of matter is as strange as predicting the future of a violin case once the expensive violin it held has broken and lost its worth.
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Exquisite nature, daydreams, and music say one thing, real life another.
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It’s not a matter of old or new forms; a person writes without thinking about any forms, he writes because it flows freely from his soul.
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The illusion which exalts us is dearer to us than ten thousand truths.
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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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Everyone has the same God; only people differ.
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The more refined one is, the more unhappy.
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Life on earth is inconceivable without trees.
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Lying is the same as alcoholism. Liars prevaricate even on their deathbeds.
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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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