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Anton Chekhov
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history and literature Anton Chekhov lit
A man in Monte Carlo goes to the casino, wins a million, returns home, commits suicide.

A Man in Monte Carlo, Anton Chekhov’s shortest-ever short story in its entirety. Pair with Chekhov on the 8 qualities of cultured people. 

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2-10-2013
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Your talent sets you apart: if you were a toad or a tarantula, even then, people would respect you, for to talent all things are forgiven.
Anton Chekhov to his brother
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1-30-2013
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If [cultured people] have a talent they respect it. They sacrifice to it rest, women, wine, vanity.
Anton Chekhov, born on this day in 1860, on the 8 qualities of cultured people in a letter to his brother
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1-29-2013
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In order to feel comfortable among educated people, to be at home and happy with them, one must be cultured to a certain extent.
Anton Chekhov, born on this day in 1860, on the 8 qualities of cultured people
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1-29-2013