Quote by Anton Chekhov
The thirst for powerful sensations takes the upper hand both over

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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There is no national science just as there is no national multiplication table; what is national is no longer science. – 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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Fear nothing but what thy industry may prevent be confident of nothing but what fortune cannot defeat it is no less folly to fear what is impossible to be avoided than to be secure when there is a possibility to be deprived. – Francis Quarles

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Having a child, thats always been my biggest fear. I want a child and I fear a child. – Marilyn Monroe

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Those who own much have much to fear. – Rabindranath Tagore

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