Everything should be first-rate in a person, his face, clothes, soul and thoughts.
ANTON CHEKHOVLove, friendship and respect do not unite people as much as common hatred for something.
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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What a fine weather today! Can’t choose whether to drink tea or to hang myself.
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If you wish women to love you be original; I know a man who used to wear felt boots summer and winter & women fell in love with him.
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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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Do silly things. Foolishness is a great deal more vital and healthy than our straining and striving after a meaningful life.
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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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Just as I shall lie alone in the grave, so, in essence, do I live alone.
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A good person will feel guilty even before a dog.
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I can only regard with bewilderment an educated man who is also religious.
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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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Man is what he believes.
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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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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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Lying is the same as alcoholism. Liars prevaricate even on their deathbeds.
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Brevity – the sister of talent.
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