There is nothing more awful, insulting, and depressing than banality.
ANTON CHEKHOVLove, friendship and respect do not unite people as much as common hatred for something.
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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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When asked, “Why do you always wear black?”, he said, “I am mourning for my life.
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Wisdom comes not from age, but from education and learning.
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If you are afraid of loneliness, do not marry.
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A good person will feel guilty even before a dog.
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For God’s sake, have some self-respect and do not run off at the mouth if your brain is out to lunch.
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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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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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Every person lives his real, most interesting life under the cover of secrecy.
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We learn about life not from plusses alone, but from minuses as well.
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To regard one’s immortality as an exchange of matter is as strange as predicting the future of a violin case once the expensive violin it held has broken and lost its worth.
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If there’s any illness for which people offer many remedies, you may be sure that particular illness is incurable, I think.
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Only one who loves can remember so well.
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Man will become better when you show him what he is like.
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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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