Better a debauched canary than a pious wolf.
ANTON CHEKHOVWe learn about life not from plusses alone, but from minuses as well.
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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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When asked, “Why do you always wear black?”, he said, “I am mourning for my life.
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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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Brevity – the sister of talent.
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When a person expends the least amount of motion on one action, that is grace.
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It’s easier to ask for money from the poor than from the wealthy.
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All saints have past and all sinners have a future.
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A good person will feel guilty even before a dog.
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The snow has not yet left the earth but spring is already asking to enter your heart.
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The world is, of course, nothing but our conception of it.
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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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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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The role of the artist is to ask questions, not answer them.
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He is an emancipated thinker who is not afraid to write foolish things.
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Everyone has the same God; only people differ.
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