A man and a woman marry because both of them do not know what to do with themselves.
ANTON CHEKHOVThe world is, of course, nothing but our conception of it.
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The teacher must be an actor, an artist,passionately in love with his work.
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Brevity – the sister of talent.
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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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He is an emancipated thinker who is not afraid to write foolish things.
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What a fine weather today! Can’t choose whether to drink tea or to hang myself.
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In all the universe nothing remains permanent and unchanged but the spirit.
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If you are afraid of loneliness, do not marry.
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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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We learn about life not from plusses alone, but from minuses as well.
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This life of ours, human life is like a flower gloriously blooming in a meadow: along comes a goat, eats it up–no more flower.
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Not one of our mortal gauges is suitable for evaluating non-existence, for making judgments about that which is not a person.
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Be sure not to discuss your hero’s state of mind. Make it clear from his actions.
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Only during hard times do people come to understand how difficult it is to be master of their feelings and thoughts.
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Perhaps the feelings that we experience when we are in love represent a normal state. Being in love shows a person who he should be.
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You ask me what life is. That’s like asking what a carrot is. A carrot is a carrot, and there’s nothing more to know.
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