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Quote by Anton Chekhov
In nature a repulsive caterpillar turns into a lovely butterfly. B

In nature a repulsive caterpillar turns into a lovely butterfly. But with humans it is the other way around: a lovely butterfly turns into a repulsive caterpillar. – Anton Chekhov

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

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Any idiot can face a crisis – its day to day living that wears you out. – Anton Chekhov

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[N]ot quite birds, as they were not quite flowers, mysterious and fascinating as are all indeterminate creatures. – Elizabeth Goudge

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We are closer to the ants than to butterflies. Very few people can endure much leisure. – Gerald Brenan

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