In all the universe nothing remains permanent and unchanged but the spirit.
ANTON CHEKHOVPerhaps the feelings that we experience when we are in love represent a normal state. Being in love shows a person who he should be.
More Anton Chekhov Quotes
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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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The unhappy are egotistical, base, unjust, cruel, and even less capable of understanding one another than are idiots. Unhappiness does not unite people, but separates them.
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Lying is the same as alcoholism. Liars prevaricate even on their deathbeds.
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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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Nothing can be accomplished by logic and ethics.
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I kept thinking how marvellous it would be if I could somehow tear my heart, which felt so heavy, out of my chest.
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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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We shall find peace. We shall hear angels, we shall see the sky sparkling with diamonds.
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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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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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A good person will feel guilty even before a dog.
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To judge between good or bad, between successful and unsuccessful would take the eye of a God.
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There should be more sincerity and heart in human relations, more silence and simplicity in our interactions. Be rude when you’re angry, laugh when something is funny, and answer when you’re asked.
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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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Oh, I have now a mania for shortness. Whatever I read – my own or other people’s works – it all seems to me not short enough.
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