They say philosophers and wise men are indifferent. Wrong. Indifference is a paralysis of the soul, a premature death.
ANTON CHEKHOVIn all the universe nothing remains permanent and unchanged but the spirit.
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Life is given only once, and one wants to live it boldly, with full conscious and beauty.
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Any idiot can face a crisis – it’s day to day living that wears you out.
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Write, write, write-till your fingers break.
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Money, like vodka, turns a person into an eccentric.
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Only during hard times do people come to understand how difficult it is to be master of their feelings and thoughts.
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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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A good person will feel guilty even before a dog.
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Perhaps the feelings that we experience when we are in love represent a normal state. Being in love shows a person who he should be.
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Man is what he believes.
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An artist observes, selects, guesses, and synthesizes.
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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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A man and a woman marry because both of them do not know what to do with themselves.
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What a fine weather today! Can’t choose whether to drink tea or to hang myself.
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Better a debauched canary than a pious wolf.
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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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