Medicine is my lawful wife and literature my mistress; when I get tired of one, I spend the night with the other.
ANTON CHEKHOVBrevity – the sister of talent.
More Anton Chekhov Quotes
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What a delight it is to respect people!
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Don’t tell me the moon is shining; show me the glint of light on broken glass.
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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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People are far more sincere and good-humored at speeding their parting guests than on meeting them.
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People should be beautiful in every way – in their faces, in the way they dress, in their thoughts, and in their innermost selves.
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Nothing can be accomplished by logic and ethics.
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The secret of boring people lies in telling them everything.
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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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Only one who loves can remember so well.
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The role of the artist is to ask questions, not answer them.
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Any idiot can face a crisis – it’s day to day living that wears you out.
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The illusion which exalts us is dearer to us than ten thousand truths.
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You must trust and believe in people or life becomes impossible.
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The teacher must be an actor, an artist,passionately in love with his work.
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My holy of holies is the human body, health, intelligence, talent, inspiration, love, and absolute freedom–freedom from violence and falsehood, no matter how the last two manifest themselves.
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