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.
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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When asked, “Why do you always wear black?”, he said, “I am mourning for my life.
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I expect I shall be a student to the end of my days.
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What a fine weather today! Can’t choose whether to drink tea or to hang myself.
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The more refined one is, the more unhappy.
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The world perishes not from bandits and fires, but from hatred, hostility, and all these petty squabbles.
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If you ever have need of my life, come and take it.
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Knowledge is of no value unless you put it into practice.
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The happy man only feels at ease because the unhappy bear their burden in silence. Without this silence, happiness would be impossible.
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Only one who loves can remember so well.
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Everything should be first-rate in a person, his face, clothes, soul and thoughts.
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When a person is born, he can embark on only one of three roads of life: if you go right, the wolves will eat you; if you go left, you’ll eat the wolves; if you go straight, you’ll eat yourself.
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If there’s any illness for which people offer many remedies, you may be sure that particular illness is incurable, I think.
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What a delight it is to respect people!
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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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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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