Love, friendship and respect do not unite people as much as common hatred for something.
ANTON CHEKHOVThere 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.
More Anton Chekhov Quotes
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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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Every person lives his real, most interesting life under the cover of secrecy.
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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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Even while lying, you’ll be believed if you speak with authority.
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There is something beautiful, touching and poetic when one person loves more than the other, and the other is indifferent.
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The illusion which exalts us is dearer to us than ten thousand truths.
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If you ever have need of my life, come and take it.
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You confuse two things: solving a problem and stating a problem correctly. It is only the second that is obligatory for an artist.
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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 secret of boring people lies in telling them everything.
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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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He is an emancipated thinker who is not afraid to write foolish things.
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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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Lying is the same as alcoholism. Liars prevaricate even on their deathbeds.
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I observed that after marriage people cease to be curious.
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