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The world perishes not from bandits and fires, but from hatred, hostility, and all these petty squabbles.

~Anton Chekhov

Topics: Fires Hatred Hostility Petty World

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There is nothing new in art except talent.

~Anton Chekhov

Topics: Art Except New Nothing Nothing New Talent

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To judge between good or bad, between successful and unsuccessful would take the eye of a God.

~Anton Chekhov

Topics: Bad Between Eye God Good Judge Successful Take Unsuccessful Would

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I promise to be an excellent husband, but give me a wife who, like the moon, will not appear every day in my sky.

~Anton Chekhov

Topics: Appear Day Every Every Day Excellent Give Give Me Husband Like Me Moon Promise Sky Who Wife Will

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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.

~Anton Chekhov

Topics: Does Else Good Means Notice Sauce Someone Spill Upbringing You

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All of life and human relations have become so incomprehensibly complex that, when you think about it, it becomes terrifying and your heart stands still.

~Anton Chekhov

Topics: About Become Becomes Complex Heart Human Human Relations Life Relations Stands Still Terrifying Think You Your

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You must trust and believe in people or life becomes impossible.

~Anton Chekhov

Topics: Becomes Believe Impossible Life Must People Trust You

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Faith is an aptitude of the spirit. It is, in fact, a talent: you must be born with it.

~Anton Chekhov

Topics: Aptitude Born Fact Faith In Fact Must Spirit Talent You

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Man is what he believes.

~Anton Chekhov

Topics: Believes He Man

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The thirst for powerful sensations takes the upper hand both over fear and over compassion for the grief of others.

~Anton Chekhov

Topics: Both Compassion Fear Grief Hand Others Over Powerful Sensations Takes Thirst Upper

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Biography

Nationality: Russian

Type: Dramatist

Born: January 29th, 1860

Died: July 15th, 1904

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