When you're thirsty and it seems that you could drink the entire ocean that's faith; when you start to drink and finish only a glass or two that's science.

Quote by Anton Chekhov

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People who lead a lonely existence always have something on their minds that they are...

People who lead a lonely existence always have something on their minds that they are...

To judge between good or bad, between successful and unsuccessful would take the eye of...

To judge between good or bad, between successful and unsuccessful would take the eye of...

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...

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

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

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...

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...

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...

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

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

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...

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...

The sea has neither meaning nor pity.

The sea has neither meaning nor pity.

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...

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.

The University brings out all abilities, including incapability.

The University brings out all abilities, including incapability.

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...

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,...

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

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

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...

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...