What a fine weather today! Can’t choose whether to drink tea or to hang myself.
ANTON CHEKHOVDon’t tell me the moon is shining; show me the glint of light on broken glass.
More Anton Chekhov Quotes
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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.
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An artist observes, selects, guesses, and synthesizes.
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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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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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I have the feeling that I’ve seen everything, but failed to notice the elephants.
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When all is said and done, no literature can outdo the cynicism of real life; you won’t intoxicate with one glass someone who has already drunk up a whole barrel.
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The task of a writer is not to solve the problem but to state the problem correctly.
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Without a knowledge of languages you feel as if you don’t have a passport.
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It’s easier to ask for money from the poor than from the wealthy.
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What a delight it is to respect people!
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If you ever have need of my life, come and take it.
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The unhappy are egotistical, base, unjust, cruel, and even less capable of understanding one another than are idiots. Unhappiness does not unite people, but separates them.
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Lying is the same as alcoholism. Liars prevaricate even on their deathbeds.
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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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Everyone has the same God; only people differ.
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