Anton Chekhov: Country acquaintances are charming only in the country and only in the summer. In the city in winter they lose half of t

Country acquaintances are charming only in the country and only in the summer. I — Anton Chekhov

Country acquaintances are charming only in the country and only in the summer. In the city in winter they lose half of their appeal.

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Better a debauched canary than a pious wolf. — Anton Chekhov
It is a poor thing for the writer to take on that which he doesn’t understand. — Anton Chekhov
As I shall lie in the grave alone, so in fact I live alone. — Anton Chekhov
Despicable means used to achieve laudable goals render the goals themselves desp — Anton Chekhov
Reprove your friend in secret and praise him openly. — Leonardo da Vinci
Dear is my friend—yet from my foe, as from my friend, comes good: My friend show — Friedrich Schiller
To let friendship die away by negligence and silence, is certainly not wise. It — Samuel Johnson
'Tis something to be willing to commend; But my best praise is, that I am your f — Thomas Southerne
On n'est jamais excusable d'être méchant, mais il y a quelque mérite à savoir qu — Charles Baudelaire
And this is that Homer's golden chain, which reacheth down from heaven to earth, — Robert Burton
The mimosa is, among flowers, what the canary is among birds. — Jules Renard
Trees that are slow to grow bear the best fruit. — Moliere