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You are right in demanding that an artist should take an intelligent attitude to his work, but you confuse two things: solving a problem and stating a problem correctly.
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
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The happy man only feels at ease because the unhappy bear their burden in silence. Without this silence, happiness would be impossible.
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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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He who doesn't know how to be a servant should never be allowed to be a master the interests of public life are alien to anyone who is unable to enjoy others' successes, and such a person should never be entrusted with public affairs.
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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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A man can deceive his fiancee or his mistress as much as he likes and, in the eyes of a woman he loves, an ass may pass for a philosopher. But a daughter is a different matter.
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Oh, dreams! In one night, lying with one's eyes shut, one may sometimes live through more than ten years of happiness.
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Man has been endowed with reason, with the power to create, so that he can add to what he's been given.
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Even while lying, you'll be believed if you speak with authority.
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I expect I shall be a student to the end of my days.
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If I had listened to the critics I'd have died drunk in the gutter
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