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Between 'God exists' and 'There is no God' lies a whole enormous field which a true sage has great difficulty in crossing. But a Russian knows only one of these two extremes and the middle between them doesn't interest him…A good man's indifference is as good as any religion.
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In one-act pieces there should be only rubbish—that is their strength.
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The world perishes not from bandits and fires, but from hatred, hostility, and all these petty squabbles.
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Only during hard times do people come to understand how difficult it is to be master of their feelings and thoughts.
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Born:
January 29, 1860
Died:
July 15, 1904
(aged 44)
Bio:
Anton Pavlovich Chekhov was a Russian playwright and short story writer who is considered to be among the greatest writers of short fiction in history.
Known for:
The Seagull (1896)
The Cherry Orchard (1904)
Three Sisters
Uncle Vanya (1897)
Ivanov (1887)
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