In short stories it is better to say not enough than to say too much, because, because–I don’t know why.
ANTON CHEKHOVThe more cultured a man, the less fortunate he is.
More Anton Chekhov Quotes
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You must trust and believe in people or life becomes impossible.
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The happy man only feels at ease because the unhappy bear their burden in silence. Without this silence, happiness would be impossible.
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Better a debauched canary than a pious wolf.
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He who desires nothing, hopes for nothing, and is afraid of nothing, cannot be an artist.
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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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They say philosophers and wise men are indifferent. Wrong. Indifference is a paralysis of the soul, a premature death.
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What a fine weather today! Can’t choose whether to drink tea or to hang myself.
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Women can’t forgive failure.
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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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It is easy to be a philosopher in academia, but it is very difficult to be a philosopher in life.
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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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We shall find peace. We shall hear angels, we shall see the sky sparkling with diamonds.
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Try to reason about love, and you will lose your reason.
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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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If there’s any illness for which people offer many remedies, you may be sure that particular illness is incurable, I think.
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