Better a debauched canary than a pious wolf.
ANTON CHEKHOVA man and a woman marry because both of them do not know what to do with themselves.
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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 seems to us serious, significant and important will, in future times, be forgotten or won’t seem important at all.
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Lying is the same as alcoholism. Liars prevaricate even on their deathbeds.
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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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Do you see that tree? It is dead but it still sways in the wind with the others. I think it would be like that with me. That if I died I would still be part of life in one way or another.
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A man and a woman marry because both of them do not know what to do with themselves.
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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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Three o’clock in the morning. The soft April night is looking at my windows and caressingly winking at me with its stars. I can’t sleep, I am so happy.
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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.
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There should be more sincerity and heart in human relations, more silence and simplicity in our interactions. Be rude when you’re angry, laugh when something is funny, and answer when you’re asked.
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The happy man only feels at ease because the unhappy bear their burden in silence. Without this silence, happiness would be impossible.
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I have the feeling that I’ve seen everything, but failed to notice the elephants.
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The more cultured a man, the less fortunate he is.
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A good person will feel guilty even before a dog.
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People don’t notice whether it’s winter or summer when they’re happy.
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