Anton Chekhov

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

“There is nothing new in art except talent.”

“We learn about life not from plusses alone, but from minuses as well.”

“Life does not agree with philosophy: There is no happiness that is not idleness, and only what is useless is pleasurable.”

“Love, friendship and respect do not unite people as much as a common hatred for something.”

“Any idiot can face a crisis - it's day to day living that wears you out.”

“Knowledge is of no value unless you put it into practice.”

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

“Faith is an aptitude of the spirit. It is, in fact, a talent: you must be born with it.”

“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.”

“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.”