Anton Chekhov: When one longs for a drink, it seems as though one could drink a whole ocean—that is faith; but when one begins to drink

When one longs for a drink, it seems as though one could drink a whole ocean—tha — Anton Chekhov

When one longs for a drink, it seems as though one could drink a whole ocean—that is faith; but when one begins to drink, one can only drink altogether two glasses—that is science.

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