Life is given only once, and one wants to live it boldly, with full conscious and beauty.
ANTON CHEKHOVIf I had listened to the critics I’d have died drunk in the gutter
More Anton Chekhov Quotes
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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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The teacher must be an actor, an artist,passionately in love with his work.
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In short stories it is better to say not enough than to say too much, because, because–I don’t know why.
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Everyone has the same God; only people differ.
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It’s very hard, feeling that you’re no more than a piece of unwanted furniture in this world.
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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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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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What a delight it is to respect people!
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Calculating selfishness is the annihilation of self.
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It’s easier to ask for money from the poor than from the wealthy.
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The illusion which exalts us is dearer to us than ten thousand truths.
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When asked, “Why do you always wear black?”, he said, “I am mourning for my life.
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Any idiot can face a crisis – it’s day to day living that wears you out.
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My own experience is that once a story has been written, one has to cross out the beginning and the end. It is there that we authors do most of our lying.
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A good upbringing means not that you won’t spill sauce on the tablecloth, but that you won’t notice it when someone else does.
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