Oh, I have now a mania for shortness. Whatever I read – my own or other people’s works – it all seems to me not short enough.
ANTON CHEKHOVThe more cultured a man, the less fortunate he is.
More Anton Chekhov Quotes
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An artist observes, selects, guesses, and synthesizes.
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Everything should be first-rate in a person, his face, clothes, soul and thoughts.
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When a person expends the least amount of motion on one action, that is grace.
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Each of us is full of too many wheels, screws and valves to permit us to judge one another on a first impression or by two or three external signs.
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The role of the artist is to ask questions, not answer them.
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In all the universe nothing remains permanent and unchanged but the spirit.
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Every person lives his real, most interesting life under the cover of secrecy.
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Any idiot can face a crisis – it’s day to day living that wears you out.
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Love, respect, and friendship do unite a people as well as a common hatred does.
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Do silly things. Foolishness is a great deal more vital and healthy than our straining and striving after a meaningful life.
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When asked, “Why do you always wear black?”, he said, “I am mourning for my life.
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There should be more sincerity and heart in human relations, more silence and simplicity in our interactions. Be rude when you’re angry, laugh when something is funny, and answer when you’re asked.
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We shall find peace. We shall hear angels, we shall see the sky sparkling with diamonds.
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Only one who loves can remember so well.
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Faith is an aptitude of the spirit. It is, in fact, a talent: you must be born with it.
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