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He is an emancipated thinker who is not afraid to write foolish things.
Anton Chekhov
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Anton Chekhov
Age: 44 †
Born: 1860
Born: January 1
Died: 1904
Died: January 1
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Anton Pavlovich Chekhov
Antón Pávlovič Čéhov
Antón Pávlovich Chékhov
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The stupider the peasant, the better the horse understands him.
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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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Love, friendship and respect do not unite people as much as common hatred for something.
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Three o'clock in the morning. The soft April night is looking at my windows and caressingly winking at me with its stars. I can't sleep, I am so happy.
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To believe in God is not hard. Inquisitors, Byron and Arakcheev believed in Him. No, believe in man!
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The air of one's native country is the most healthy air.
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To Moscow, to Moscow, to Moscow!
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Only during hard times do people come to understand how difficult it is to be master of their feelings and thoughts.
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