He who desires nothing, hopes for nothing, and is afraid of nothing, cannot be an artist.
ANTON CHEKHOVIf you want to work on your art, work on your life.
More Anton Chekhov Quotes
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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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Each of us is full of too many wheels, screws and valves to permit us to judge one another on a first impression or by two or three external signs.
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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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You will not become a saint through other people’s sins.
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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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It’s easier to ask for money from the poor than from the wealthy.
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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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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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Nothing can be accomplished by logic and ethics.
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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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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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People are far more sincere and good-humored at speeding their parting guests than on meeting them.
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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.
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Even while lying, you’ll be believed if you speak with authority.
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Life on earth is inconceivable without trees.
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