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You only have to start a job of work to realize how few decent, honest folk there are about.

Anton Chekhov

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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Animal Horse Interval Myself Smell Understand
In short stories it is better to say not enough than to say too much, because, because–I don’t know why.
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Better Enough Myself Reason Story
If you want to work on your art, work on your life.
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Art Life Work Yourself
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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Brain God Lunch Mouth Respect
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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Follow Friendship Man Stage Woman
You ask me what life is. That’s like asking what a carrot is. A carrot is a carrot, and there’s nothing more to know.
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Knowledge Life Myself Philosophy
It’s easier to ask for money from the poor than from the wealthy.
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Easy Money Poor Wealth
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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Character Childhood Goodness Manner Notice
When a person expends the least amount of motion on one action, that is grace.
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Action Grace Motion Oneself Person
You must trust and believe in people or life becomes impossible.
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Believe Impossible Life People Trust Yourself
We shall find peace. We shall hear angels, we shall see the sky sparkling with diamonds.
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Angel Finding Goodness Hope Peace Sky Time
Oh, I have now a mania for shortness. Whatever I read – my own or other people’s works – it all seems to me not short enough.
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Myself People Reading Short Work
Life on earth is inconceivable without trees.
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Earth Life Nature Tree
The secret of boring people lies in telling them everything.
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Boredom Lying People Secret
Wisdom comes not from age, but from education and learning.
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Age Education Learning Time Wisdom
Each of us is full of too many wheels, screws and valves to permit us to judge one another on a first impression or by two or three external signs.
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Appearance Character Impression Judgment Sign

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