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

Quote by Anton Chekhov

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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,...

When an actor has money he doesn't send letters, he sends telegrams.

When an actor has money he doesn't send letters, he sends telegrams.

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,...

There is nothing new in art except talent.

There is nothing new in art except talent.

If you are afraid of loneliness, do not marry.

If you are afraid of loneliness, do not marry.

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 world perishes not from bandits and fires, but from hatred, hostility, and all these...

The world perishes not from bandits and fires, but from hatred, hostility, and all these...

When a woman isn't beautiful, people always say, 'You have lovely eyes, you have lovely...

When a woman isn't beautiful, people always say, 'You have lovely eyes, you have lovely...

Man is what he believes.

Man is what he believes.

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...

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.

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.

Any idiot can face a crisis, it's day to day living that wears you out.

Any idiot can face a crisis, it's day to day living that wears you out.

Advertising is the very essence of democracy.

Advertising is the very essence of democracy.

We shall find peace. We shall hear angels, we shall see the sky sparkling with...

We shall find peace. We shall hear angels, we shall see the sky sparkling with...

One must be a god to be able to tell successes from failures without making...

One must be a god to be able to tell successes from failures without making...

Doctors are just the same as lawyers; the only difference is that lawyers merely rob...

Doctors are just the same as lawyers; the only difference is that lawyers merely rob...

Only entropy comes easy.

Only entropy comes easy.

A good upbringing means not that you won't spill sauce on the tablecloth, but that...

A good upbringing means not that you won't spill sauce on the tablecloth, but that...

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...