Quote by Anton Chekhov
People are far more sincere and good-humored at speeding their par

People are far more sincere and good-humored at speeding their parting guests than on meeting them. – Anton Chekhov

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

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If you cry Forward you must be sure to make clear the direction in which to go. Dont you see that if you fail to do that and simply call out the word to a monk and a revolutionary, they will go in precisely opposite directions? – Anton Chekhov

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