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Wisdom.... comes not from age, but from education and learning.
Anton Chekhov
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Anton Chekhov
Age: 44 †
Born: 1860
Born: January 1
Died: 1904
Died: January 1
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I am not a liberal, not a conservative, not a believer in gradual progress, not a monk. I should like to be a free artist and nothing more.
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A man and a woman marry because both of them do not know what to do with themselves.
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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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We shall find peace. We shall hear angels, we shall see the sky sparkling with diamonds.
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When asked, Why do you always wear black?, he said, I am mourning for my life.
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Dear, sweet, unforgettable childhood! Why does this irrevocable time, forever departed, seem brighter, more festive and richer than it actually was?
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