Anton Chekhov, Gooseberries Quotes
The illusion which exalts us is dearer to us than ten thousand truths.
Country life has its advantages, ' he used to say. 'You sit on the veranda drinking tea and your ducklings swim on the pond, and everything smells good. . . and there are gooseberries.
Happiness does not exist, nor should it, and if there is any meaning or purpose in life, they are not in our peddling little happiness, but in something reasonable and grand. Do good!
The Lie which elates us is dearer than a thousand sober truths
