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A man and a woman marry because both of them do not know what to do with themselves.

Anton Chekhov

All saints have past and all sinners have a future.
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Future Hope Past Saint Sin
The task of a writer is not to solve the problem but to state the problem correctly.
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Correction Problem Solve State Writing
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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Angry Answer Funny Heart Human Laughter Sincere Yourself
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
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
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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Character Childhood Goodness Manner Notice
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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Beautiful Dignity Earth Exception Human Life Ourselves Purpose
You ask me what life is. That’s like asking what a carrot is. A carrot is a carrot, and there’s nothing more to know.
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Knowledge Life Myself Philosophy
Brevity – the sister of talent.
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One Liner Talent
Only one who loves can remember so well.
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Love Oneself Relationship Remember
Everything should be first-rate in a person, his face, clothes, soul and thoughts.
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Clothes Himself Person Rate Soul Thinking
Doctors are just the same as lawyers; the only difference is that lawyers merely rob you, whereas doctors rob you and kill you too.
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Death Difference Doctor Lawyer Perspective Rob Yourself
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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Appreciation Fruit Learning Ourselves Time Tree
If you ever have need of my life, come and take it.
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Life Love Myself Need Yourself
There is nothing more awful, insulting, and depressing than banality.
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Boredom Depression Insult
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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Happiness Morning Myself Nature Night Sleep
The more cultured a man, the less fortunate he is.
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Culture Fortunate Himself Man
Money, like vodka, turns a person into an eccentric.
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Money Person
Lying is the same as alcoholism. Liars prevaricate even on their deathbeds.
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Alcohol Bed Death Lying
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
It’s easier to ask for money from the poor than from the wealthy.
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Easy Money Poor Wealth
The world is, of course, nothing but our conception of it.
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Conception Ourselves Perspective World
You confuse two things: solving a problem and stating a problem correctly. It is only the second that is obligatory for an artist.
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Artist Confusion Correct Obligation Problem Solve Yourself
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 problem is that we attempt to solve the simplest questions cleverly, thereby rendering them unusually complex. One should seekthe simple solution.
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Problem Question Simplicity Solution Solve
He who desires nothing, hopes for nothing, and is afraid of nothing, cannot be an artist.
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Afraid Artist Deep Desire Hope
The snow has not yet left the earth but spring is already asking to enter your heart.
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Earth Heart Snow Spring Yourself

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