No matter how corrupt and unjust a convict may be, he loves fairness more than anything else. If the people placed over him are unfair, from year to year he lapses into an embittered state characterized by an extreme lack of faith.
More Quotes by Anton Chekhov
There is nothing new in art except talent.
A good upbringing means not that you won't spill sauce on the tablecloth, but that you won't notice it when someone else does.
Any idiot can face a crisis - it's day to day living that wears you out.
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