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

Quote by Anton Chekhov

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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.

All of life and human relations have become so incomprehensibly complex that, when you think...

All of life and human relations have become so incomprehensibly complex that, when you think...

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...

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.

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,...

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...

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...

If you are afraid of loneliness, do not marry.

If you are afraid of loneliness, do not marry.

Money, like vodka, turns a person into an eccentric.

Money, like vodka, turns a person into an eccentric.

A writer is not a confectioner, a cosmetic dealer, or an entertainer.

A writer is not a confectioner, a cosmetic dealer, or an entertainer.

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

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

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...

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...

When you're thirsty and it seems that you could drink the entire ocean that's faith;...

When you're thirsty and it seems that you could drink the entire ocean that's faith;...

To advise is not to compel.

To advise is not to compel.

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.

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...

A lot of times God will present you with a blessing and a plan, but...

A lot of times God will present you with a blessing and a plan, but...

God is cruel. Sometimes he makes you live.

God is cruel. Sometimes he makes you live.

Does history support a belief in God? If by God we mean not the creative...

Does history support a belief in God? If by God we mean not the creative...

We make our discoveries through our mistakes: we watch one another's success: and where there...

We make our discoveries through our mistakes: we watch one another's success: and where there...