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Great Jove angry is no longer Jove.
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
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No psychologist should pretend to understand what he does not understand... Only fools and charlatans know everything and understand nothing.
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My love is like a stone tied round my neck it's dragging me down to the bottom but I love my stone. I can't live without it.
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