Man is what he believes.

—Anton Chekhov

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Anton Pavlovich Chekhov (; Russian: Антон Павлович Чехов;

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If a lot of cures are suggested for a disease it means that the disease is incurable.

—Anton Chekhov

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

—Anton Chekhov

To advise is not to compel.

—Anton Chekhov

There is nothing new in art except talent.

—Anton Chekhov

We shall find peace. We shall hear the angels, we shall see the sky sparkling with diamonds.

—Anton Chekhov

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What counts now is not just what we are against, but what we are for. Who leads us is less important than what leads us-what convictions, what courage, what faith-win or lose. A man doesn't save a century, or a civilization, but a militant party wedded to a principal can.

—Adlai E. Stevenson Jr.

The belief that unhappiness is selfless and happiness is selfish is misguided. It's more selfless to act happy. It takes energy, generosity, and discipline to be unfailingly lighthearted, yet everyone takes the happy person for granted. No one is careful of his feelings or tries to keep his spirits high. He seems self-sufficient; he becomes a cushion for others. And because happiness seems unforced, that person usually gets no credit.

—Gretchen Rubin in The Happiness Project

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With most men, unbelief in one thing springs from blind belief in another.

—Georg Christoph Lichtenberg

If you believe everything you read, better not read.

—Japanese proverb

People who need help sometimes look a lot like people who don't need help.

—Glennon Doyle Melton in Warrior

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