Everything on earth is beautiful, everything — except what we ourselves think and do when we forget the higher purposes of life and our own human dignity.
ANTON CHEKHOVIt’s very hard, feeling that you’re no more than a piece of unwanted furniture in this world.
More Anton Chekhov Quotes
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He who desires nothing, hopes for nothing, and is afraid of nothing, cannot be an artist.
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If our life has a meaning, an aim, it has nothing to do with our personal happiness, but something wiser and greater.
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Be sure not to discuss your hero’s state of mind. Make it clear from his actions.
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The task of a writer is not to solve the problem but to state the problem correctly.
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What a delight it is to respect people!
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People should be beautiful in every way – in their faces, in the way they dress, in their thoughts, and in their innermost selves.
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All saints have past and all sinners have a future.
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Better a debauched canary than a pious wolf.
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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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I don’t understand anything about the ballet; all I know is that during the intervals the ballerinas stink like horses.
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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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A good person will feel guilty even before a dog.
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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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Exquisite nature, daydreams, and music say one thing, real life another.
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When asked, “Why do you always wear black?”, he said, “I am mourning for my life.
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