The happy man only feels at ease because the unhappy bear their burden in silence. Without this silence, happiness would be impossible.
ANTON CHEKHOVLet 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.
More Anton Chekhov Quotes
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If you want to work on your art, work on your life.
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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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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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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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You will not become a saint through other people’s sins.
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You must trust and believe in people or life becomes impossible.
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Lying is the same as alcoholism. Liars prevaricate even on their deathbeds.
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There is nothing more awful, insulting, and depressing than banality.
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Love, friendship and respect do not unite people as much as common hatred for something.
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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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Only one who loves can remember so well.
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Write only of what is important and eternal.
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Medicine is my lawful wife and literature my mistress; when I get tired of one, I spend the night with the other.
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Don’t tell me the moon is shining; show me the glint of light on broken glass.
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Only during hard times do people come to understand how difficult it is to be master of their feelings and thoughts.
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