I don’t understand anything about the ballet; all I know is that during the intervals the ballerinas stink like horses.
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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Man is what he believes.
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If you ever have need of my life, come and take it.
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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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I expect I shall be a student to the end of my days.
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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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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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What a delight it is to respect people!
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You will not become a saint through other people’s sins.
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If I had listened to the critics I’d have died drunk in the gutter
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In all the universe nothing remains permanent and unchanged but the spirit.
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Brevity – the sister of talent.
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Exquisite nature, daydreams, and music say one thing, real life another.
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Women can’t forgive failure.
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Everything should be first-rate in a person, his face, clothes, soul and thoughts.
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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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