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Let us learn to appreciate there will be times when the trees will be bare, and look forward to the time when we may pick the fruit.

Anton Chekhov

A woman can become a man’s friend only in the following stages – first an acquantaince, next a mistress, and only then a friend.
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Follow Friendship Man Stage Woman
Brevity – the sister of talent.
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One Liner Talent
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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Brain God Lunch Mouth Respect
Every person lives his real, most interesting life under the cover of secrecy.
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Himself Interest Live Person Reality Secret
I have the feeling that I’ve seen everything, but failed to notice the elephants.
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Animal Elephant Failure Feeling Myself Notice
Lying is the same as alcoholism. Liars prevaricate even on their deathbeds.
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Alcohol Bed Death Lying
My love is like a stone tied round my neck; it’s dragging me down to the bottom; but I love my stone. I can’t live without it.
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Live Love Myself Neck Stone
There are plenty of good people, but only a very, very few are precise and disciplined.
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Discipline Goodness People Precise
What a fine weather today! Can’t choose whether to drink tea or to hang myself.
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Choice Drink Fine Myself Weather
Love, friendship and respect do not unite people as much as common hatred for something.
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Friendship Hate Love People Respect Unity
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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Body Freedom Health Holy Human Intelligence Manifestation Talent Violence
There is nothing more awful, insulting, and depressing than banality.
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Boredom Depression Insult
To judge between good or bad, between successful and unsuccessful would take the eye of a God.
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Eyes God Goodness Judgment Success
Better a debauched canary than a pious wolf.
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Animal Better Bird Wolf
The illusion which exalts us is dearer to us than ten thousand truths.
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Illusion Imagination Truth Worth
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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Flow Freedom Himself Old Person Soul Writing

Let us learn to appreciate there will be times when the trees will be bare, and look forward to the time when we may pick the fruit.

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