Even while lying, you’ll be believed if you speak with authority.
ANTON CHEKHOVThe more cultured a man, the less fortunate he is.
More Anton Chekhov Quotes
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Man is what he believes.
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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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Without a knowledge of languages you feel as if you don’t have a passport.
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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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I expect I shall be a student to the end of my days.
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If our life has a meaning, an aim, it has nothing to do with our personal happiness, but something wiser and greater.
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If in the first act you introduce a gun, by the third act you have to use it.
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Knowledge is of no value unless you put it into practice.
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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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Better to perish from fools than to accept praises from them.
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The illusion which exalts us is dearer to us than ten thousand truths.
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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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Everything should be first-rate in a person, his face, clothes, soul and thoughts.
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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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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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