I have the feeling that I’ve seen everything, but failed to notice the elephants.
ANTON CHEKHOVThe world is, of course, nothing but our conception of it.
More Anton Chekhov Quotes
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When a person expends the least amount of motion on one action, that is grace.
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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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Wisdom comes not from age, but from education and learning.
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Every person lives his real, most interesting life under the cover of secrecy.
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Exquisite nature, daydreams, and music say one thing, real life another.
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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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The role of the artist is to ask questions, not answer them.
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A good upbringing means not that you won’t spill sauce on the tablecloth, but that you won’t notice it when someone else does.
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It’s not a matter of old or new forms; a person writes without thinking about any forms, he writes because it flows freely from his soul.
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When asked, “Why do you always wear black?”, he said, “I am mourning for my life.
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Life is given only once, and one wants to live it boldly, with full conscious and beauty.
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You only have to start a job of work to realize how few decent, honest folk there are about.
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The task of a writer is not to solve the problem but to state the problem correctly.
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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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Three o’clock in the morning. The soft April night is looking at my windows and caressingly winking at me with its stars. I can’t sleep, I am so happy.
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