The illusion which exalts us is dearer to us than ten thousand truths.
ANTON CHEKHOVWithout a knowledge of languages you feel as if you don’t have a passport.
More Anton Chekhov Quotes
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You will not become a saint through other people’s sins.
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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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Don’t tell me the moon is shining; show me the glint of light on broken glass.
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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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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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The government is not God. It does not have the right to take away that which it can’t return even if it wants to.
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If you ever have need of my life, come and take it.
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Brevity – the sister of talent.
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Women can’t forgive failure.
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There are plenty of good people, but only a very, very few are precise and disciplined.
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We learn about life not from plusses alone, but from minuses as well.
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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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For God’s sake, have some self-respect and do not run off at the mouth if your brain is out to lunch.
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I have the feeling that I’ve seen everything, but failed to notice the elephants.
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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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