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.

Quote by Anton Chekhov

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

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

Reason and justice tell me there's more love for humanity in electricity and steam than...

Reason and justice tell me there's more love for humanity in electricity and steam than...

People don't notice whether it's winter or summer when they're happy.

People don't notice whether it's winter or summer when they're happy.

No psychologist should pretend to understand what he does not understand... Only fools and charlatans...

No psychologist should pretend to understand what he does not understand... Only fools and charlatans...

The only difference between doctors and lawyers is that lawyers merely rob you, whereas doctors...

The only difference between doctors and lawyers is that lawyers merely rob you, whereas doctors...

The sea has neither meaning nor pity.

The sea has neither meaning nor pity.

Advertising is the very essence of democracy.

Advertising is the very essence of democracy.

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

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

People dont notice whether its winter or summer when theyre happy.

People dont notice whether its winter or summer when theyre happy.

I promise to be an excellent husband, but give me a wife who, like the...

I promise to be an excellent husband, but give me a wife who, like the...

Medicine is my lawful wife and literature my mistress; when I get tired of one,...

Medicine is my lawful wife and literature my mistress; when I get tired of one,...

People don't notice whether it's winter or summer when they're happy.

People don't notice whether it's winter or summer when they're happy.

Life does not agree with philosophy: There is no happiness that is not idleness, and...

Life does not agree with philosophy: There is no happiness that is not idleness, and...

If you cry 'forward', you must without fail make plain in what direction to go.

If you cry 'forward', you must without fail make plain in what direction to go.

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

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

Man is what he believes.

Man is what he believes.

The University brings out all abilities, including incapability.

The University brings out all abilities, including incapability.

We learn about life not from plusses alone, but from minuses as well.

We learn about life not from plusses alone, but from minuses as well.

The wealthy are always surrounded by hangers-on; science and art are as well.

The wealthy are always surrounded by hangers-on; science and art are as well.

The more refined one is, the more unhappy.

The more refined one is, the more unhappy.