Man is what he believes.
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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All saints have past and all sinners have a future.
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Doctors are just the same as lawyers; the only difference is that lawyers merely rob you, whereas doctors rob you and kill you too.
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People don’t notice whether it’s winter or summer when they’re happy.
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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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Lying is the same as alcoholism. Liars prevaricate even on their deathbeds.
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Better a debauched canary than a pious wolf.
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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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Exquisite nature, daydreams, and music say one thing, real life another.
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The illusion which exalts us is dearer to us than ten thousand truths.
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The more refined one is, the more unhappy.
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If you wish women to love you be original; I know a man who used to wear felt boots summer and winter & women fell in love with him.
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My holy of holies is the human body, health, intelligence, talent, inspiration, love, and absolute freedom–freedom from violence and falsehood, no matter how the last two manifest themselves.
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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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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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We shall find peace. We shall hear angels, we shall see the sky sparkling with diamonds.
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