We learn about life not from plusses alone, but from minuses as well.
ANTON CHEKHOVEach of us is full of too many wheels, screws and valves to permit us to judge one another on a first impression or by two or three external signs.
More Anton Chekhov Quotes
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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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What a delight it is to respect people!
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Don’t tell me the moon is shining; show me the glint of light on broken glass.
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The illusion which exalts us is dearer to us than ten thousand truths.
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Lying is the same as alcoholism. Liars prevaricate even on their deathbeds.
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Everything should be first-rate in a person, his face, clothes, soul and thoughts.
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Medicine is my lawful wife and literature my mistress; when I get tired of one, I spend the night with the other.
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Only one who loves can remember so well.
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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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Faith is an aptitude of the spirit. It is, in fact, a talent: you must be born with it.
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Let us learn to appreciate there will be times when the trees will be bare, and look forward to the time when we may pick the fruit.
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When asked, “Why do you always wear black?”, he said, “I am mourning for my life.
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When a person expends the least amount of motion on one action, that is grace.
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You must trust and believe in people or life becomes impossible.
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In nature a repulsive caterpillar turns into a lovely butterfly. But with human beings it is the other way round: a lovely butterfly turns into a repulsive caterpillar.
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