I observed that after marriage people cease to be curious.
ANTON CHEKHOVFaith is an aptitude of the spirit. It is, in fact, a talent: you must be born with it.
More Anton Chekhov Quotes
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Man will become better when you show him what he is like.
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You confuse two things: solving a problem and stating a problem correctly. It is only the second that is obligatory for an artist.
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Even while lying, you’ll be believed if you speak with authority.
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My own experience is that once a story has been written, one has to cross out the beginning and the end. It is there that we authors do most of our lying.
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If you ever have need of my life, come and take it.
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A man and a woman marry because both of them do not know what to do with themselves.
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It is easy to be a philosopher in academia, but it is very difficult to be a philosopher in life.
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The secret of boring people lies in telling them everything.
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What seems to us serious, significant and important will, in future times, be forgotten or won’t seem important at all.
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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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In all the universe nothing remains permanent and unchanged but the spirit.
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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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Not one of our mortal gauges is suitable for evaluating non-existence, for making judgments about that which is not a person.
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I expect I shall be a student to the end of my days.
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What a fine weather today! Can’t choose whether to drink tea or to hang myself.
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