The problem is that we attempt to solve the simplest questions cleverly, thereby rendering them unusually complex. One should seekthe simple solution.
ANTON CHEKHOVMedicine is my lawful wife and literature my mistress; when I get tired of one, I spend the night with the other.
More Anton Chekhov Quotes
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In all the universe nothing remains permanent and unchanged but the spirit.
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Everyone has the same God; only people differ.
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Without a knowledge of languages you feel as if you don’t have a passport.
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I have the feeling that I’ve seen everything, but failed to notice the elephants.
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Money, like vodka, turns a person into an eccentric.
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It’s easier to ask for money from the poor than from the wealthy.
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When all is said and done, no literature can outdo the cynicism of real life; you won’t intoxicate with one glass someone who has already drunk up a whole barrel.
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Women can’t forgive failure.
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The world is, of course, nothing but our conception of it.
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Only one who loves can remember so well.
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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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Wisdom comes not from age, but from education and learning.
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Every person lives his real, most interesting life under the cover of secrecy.
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When asked, “Why do you always wear black?”, he said, “I am mourning for my life.
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If you ever have need of my life, come and take it.
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