My love is like a stone tied round my neck; it’s dragging me down to the bottom; but I love my stone. I can’t live without it.
ANTON CHEKHOVCalculating selfishness is the annihilation of self.
More Anton Chekhov Quotes
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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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When all is said and done, no literature can outdo the cynicism of real life; you won’t intoxicate with one glass someone who has already drunk up a whole barrel.
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It’s very hard, feeling that you’re no more than a piece of unwanted furniture in this world.
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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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If you are afraid of loneliness, do not marry.
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Wisdom comes not from age, but from education and learning.
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A woman can become a man’s friend only in the following stages – first an acquantaince, next a mistress, and only then a friend.
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Without a knowledge of languages you feel as if you don’t have a passport.
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Man is what he believes.
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Not one of our mortal gauges is suitable for evaluating non-existence, for making judgments about that which is not a person.
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Every person lives his real, most interesting life under the cover of secrecy.
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There are plenty of good people, but only a very, very few are precise and disciplined.
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Knowledge is of no value unless you put it into practice.
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Be sure not to discuss your hero’s state of mind. Make it clear from his actions.
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The more refined one is, the more unhappy.
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