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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.

Anton Chekhov

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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Appearance Character Impression Judgment Sign
There are plenty of good people, but only a very, very few are precise and disciplined.
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Discipline Goodness People Precise
Nothing can be accomplished by logic and ethics.
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Accomplishment Ethics Logic
People are far more sincere and good-humored at speeding their parting guests than on meeting them.
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Goodness Guest Humor Meet People Sincere Speed
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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Feeling Heart Heart Broken Marvelous Myself Thinking
Any idiot can face a crisis – it’s day to day living that wears you out.
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Crisis Day Face Idiot Live
When asked, “Why do you always wear black?”, he said, “I am mourning for my life.
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Black Color Deep Life Mourning Myself
Even while lying, you’ll be believed if you speak with authority.
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Authority Believe Lying Talk Yourself
My holy of holies is the human body, health, intelligence, talent, inspiration, love, and absolute freedom–freedom from violence and falsehood, no matter how the last two manifest themselves.
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Body Freedom Health Holy Human Intelligence Manifestation Talent Violence
You will not become a saint through other people’s sins.
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People Sin Yourself
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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Follow Friendship Man Stage Woman
The government is not God. It does not have the right to take away that which it can’t return even if it wants to.
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God Government Himself Return Right
They say philosophers and wise men are indifferent. Wrong. Indifference is a paralysis of the soul, a premature death.
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Death Different Man Philosophy Wisdom
Knowledge is of no value unless you put it into practice.
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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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Feeling Himself Myself Original Shoes Women
The teacher must be an actor, an artist,passionately in love with his work.
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Actor Artist Love Passion Teacher Work

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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