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

Quote by Anton Chekhov

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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...

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...

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.

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.

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.

Only entropy comes easy.

Only entropy comes easy.

There is nothing new in art except talent.

There is nothing new in art except talent.

Advertising is the very essence of democracy.

Advertising is the very essence of democracy.

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

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

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...

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

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

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...

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...

Don't tell me the moon is shining; show me the glint of light on broken...

Don't tell me the moon is shining; show me the glint of light on broken...

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...

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

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

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.

I wonder what it would be like to live in a world where it was...

I wonder what it would be like to live in a world where it was...

What is so rare as a day in June? Then, if ever, come perfect days.

What is so rare as a day in June? Then, if ever, come perfect days.