The illusion which exalts us is dearer to us than ten thousand truths.
ANTON CHEKHOVCalculating selfishness is the annihilation of self.
More Anton Chekhov Quotes
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Faith is an aptitude of the spirit. It is, in fact, a talent: you must be born with it.
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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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Knowledge is of no value unless you put it into practice.
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Women can’t forgive failure.
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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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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.
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Brevity – the sister of talent.
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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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They say philosophers and wise men are indifferent. Wrong. Indifference is a paralysis of the soul, a premature death.
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The snow has not yet left the earth but spring is already asking to enter your heart.
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Only one who loves can remember so well.
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Love, respect, and friendship do unite a people as well as a common hatred does.
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If you ever have need of my life, come and take it.
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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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Lying is the same as alcoholism. Liars prevaricate even on their deathbeds.
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