He who desires nothing, hopes for nothing, and is afraid of nothing, cannot be an artist.
ANTON CHEKHOVDo you see that tree? It is dead but it still sways in the wind with the others. I think it would be like that with me. That if I died I would still be part of life in one way or another.
More Anton Chekhov Quotes
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A good person will feel guilty even before a dog.
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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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If you are afraid of loneliness, do not marry.
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Faith is an aptitude of the spirit. It is, in fact, a talent: you must be born with it.
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There is nothing more awful, insulting, and depressing than banality.
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Money, like vodka, turns a person into an eccentric.
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We learn about life not from plusses alone, but from minuses as well.
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Lying is the same as alcoholism. Liars prevaricate even on their deathbeds.
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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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It’s very hard, feeling that you’re no more than a piece of unwanted furniture in this world.
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What seems to us serious, significant and important will, in future times, be forgotten or won’t seem important at all.
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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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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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Life on earth is inconceivable without trees.
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Exquisite nature, daydreams, and music say one thing, real life another.
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