Anton Chekhov: It is unfortunate that we try to solve the simplest questions cleverly, and therefore make them unusually complicated. W

It is unfortunate that we try to solve the simplest questions cleverly, and ther — Anton Chekhov

It is unfortunate that we try to solve the simplest questions cleverly, and therefore make them unusually complicated. We should seek a simple solution.

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