The more cultured a man, the less fortunate he is.
ANTON CHEKHOVYou 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.
More Anton Chekhov Quotes
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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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Only one who loves can remember so well.
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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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It’s not a matter of old or new forms; a person writes without thinking about any forms, he writes because it flows freely from his soul.
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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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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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Any idiot can face a crisis – it’s day to day living that wears you out.
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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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The world is, of course, nothing but our conception of it.
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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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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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Just as I shall lie alone in the grave, so, in essence, do I live alone.
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Write only of what is important and eternal.
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You will not become a saint through other people’s sins.
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Wisdom comes not from age, but from education and learning.
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