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He who desires nothing, hopes for nothing, and is afraid of nothing, cannot be an artist.

Anton Chekhov

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
The world perishes not from bandits and fires, but from hatred, hostility, and all these petty squabbles.
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Destruction Hate Small Vice World
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
Knowledge is of no value unless you put it into practice.
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Knowledge Practice Value
There is something beautiful, touching and poetic when one person loves more than the other, and the other is indifferent.
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Beautiful Different Love Person Poetry Touch
Lying is the same as alcoholism. Liars prevaricate even on their deathbeds.
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Alcohol Bed Death Lying
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
When a person is born, he can embark on only one of three roads of life: if you go right, the wolves will eat you; if you go left, you’ll eat the wolves; if you go straight, you’ll eat yourself.
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Born Eat Life Person Right Road Yourself
Money, like vodka, turns a person into an eccentric.
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Money Person
Man is what he believes.
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Believe Himself Man
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.
ANTON CHEKHOV

Knowledge Life Myself Philosophy
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.
ANTON CHEKHOV

Body Freedom Health Holy Human Intelligence Manifestation Talent Violence
If you ever have need of my life, come and take it.
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Life Love Myself Need Yourself
If you are afraid of loneliness, do not marry.
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Afraid Lonely Marriage Yourself
We learn about life not from plusses alone, but from minuses as well.
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Alone Hard Time Learning Lesson Life
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

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