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Quote by Anton Chekhov
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The thirst for powerful sensations takes the upper hand both over fear and over compassion for the grief of others. – Anton Chekhov

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

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To judge between good or bad, between successful and unsuccessful would take the eye of a God. – Anton Chekhov

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Beneath fear, a bit of poetry always escapes. Sometimes, a ready soul picks it up and finds a way to transform it into beautiful verses of courage. – Terri Guillemets, “Abandoned treasure,” 2016

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If you can once engage peoples pride, love, pity, ambition on your side, you need not fear what their reason can do against you. – Lord Chesterfield

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My only fear is the unknown. – David Blaine

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So the Marine Corps really did teach me to conquer fear, and then to go for higher causes, higher purposes. – Robert Kiyosaki

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He was as great as a man can be without morality. – Alexis de Tocqueville

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He who does not fill his world with phantoms remains alone. – Antonio Porchia, Voces, 1943, translated from Spanish by W.S. Merwin

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