It is a poor thing for the writer to take on that which he doesn't understand. - Anton Chekhov

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The praise of the envious is far less creditable than their censure; they praise only that which they can surpass, but that which surpasses them they censure.

Anton Chekhov

It is a poor thing for the writer to take on that which he doesn't understand.

Poor, Take, Thing, Understand, Writer

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Three o'clock in the morning. The soft April night is looking at my windows and caressingly winking at me with its stars. I can't sleep, I am so happy.

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I promise to be an excellent husband, but give me a wife who, like the moon, will not appear every day in my sky.

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There are plenty of good people, but only a very, very few are precise and disciplined.

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In nature a repulsive caterpillar turns into a lovely butterfly. But with human beings it is the other way round: a lovely butterfly turns into a repulsive caterpillar.

Beings, Butterfly, Lovely, Nature, Round, Turns

There should be more sincerity and heart in human relations, more silence and simplicity in our interactions. Be rude when you're angry, laugh when something is funny, and answer when you're asked.

Angry, Heart, Integrity, Laughing, Relations, Sincerity

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It's funny when you can actually relate to the fans on a human level and it happens all the time. People assume that's impossible. So when that happens it's a cool thing.

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The praise of the envious is far less creditable than their censure; they praise only that which they can surpass, but that which surpasses them they censure.

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Donatella Versace

Some men look great unshaven; others just look like they forgot to shave. Beards and mustaches can be really distinctive if you go for an earthy, rock-and-roll look like the Kings of Leon or the Killers.

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Ambrose Bierce

PERFECTION, n. An imaginary state of quality distinguished from the actual by an element known as excellence; an attribute of the critic. The editor of an English magazine having received a letter pointing out the erroneous nature of his views and style, and signed "Perfection," promptly wrote at the foot of the letter: "I don't agree with you," and mailed it to Matthew Arnold.

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Bill Gates

Microsoft has long hired based on IQ and "intellectual bandwidth. "

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