It's easier to write about Socrates than about a young woman or a cook.

Quote by Anton Chekhov

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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...

No matter how corrupt and unjust a convict may be, he loves fairness more than...

No matter how corrupt and unjust a convict may be, he loves fairness more than...

People are far more sincere and good-humored at speeding their parting guests than on meeting...

People are far more sincere and good-humored at speeding their parting guests than on meeting...

Love, friendship and respect do not unite people as much as a common hatred for...

Love, friendship and respect do not unite people as much as a common hatred for...

When a lot of remedies are suggested for a disease, that means it can't be...

When a lot of remedies are suggested for a disease, that means it can't be...

Let us learn to appreciate there will be times when the trees will be bare,...

Let us learn to appreciate there will be times when the trees will be bare,...

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 woman can become a man's friend only in the following stages - first an...

A woman can become a man's friend only in the following stages - first an...

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

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

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...

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.

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...

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,...

A fiance is neither this nor that: he's left one shore, but not yet reached...

A fiance is neither this nor that: he's left one shore, but not yet reached...

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

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

How unbearable at times are people who are happy, people for whom everything works out.

How unbearable at times are people who are happy, people for whom everything works out.

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...

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...

There is nothing new in art except talent.

There is nothing new in art except talent.