If you ever have need of my life, come and take it.
ANTON CHEKHOVThey say philosophers and wise men are indifferent. Wrong. Indifference is a paralysis of the soul, a premature death.
More Anton Chekhov Quotes
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He who desires nothing, hopes for nothing, and is afraid of nothing, cannot be an artist.
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All saints have past and all sinners have a future.
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We shall find peace. We shall hear angels, we shall see the sky sparkling with diamonds.
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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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There is nothing more awful, insulting, and depressing than banality.
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Be sure not to discuss your hero’s state of mind. Make it clear from his actions.
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Lying is the same as alcoholism. Liars prevaricate even on their deathbeds.
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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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The teacher must be an actor, an artist,passionately in love with his work.
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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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What a delight it is to respect people!
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I can only regard with bewilderment an educated man who is also religious.
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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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I observed that after marriage people cease to be curious.
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Life is given only once, and one wants to live it boldly, with full conscious and beauty.
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