29th January: Anton Chekhov

Anton Chekhov was born this date in 1860. 10 quotes:

1. People don't notice whether it's winter or summer when they're happy.
2. Don't tell me the moon is shining; show me the glint of light on broken glass.
3. Knowledge is of no value unless you put it into practice.
4. Love, friendship and respect do not unite people as much as a common hatred for something.
5. You must trust and believe in people or life becomes impossible.
6. Any idiot can face a crisis - it's day to day living that wears you out.
7. Perhaps man has a hundred senses, and when he dies only the five senses that we know perish with him, and the other ninety-five remain alive.
8. The role of the artist is to ask questions, not answer them.
9. The task of a writer is not to solve the problem but to state the problem correctly.
10. If you want to work on your art, work on your life.

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