It doesn’t matter that your painting is small. Kopecks are also small, but when a lot are put together they make a ruble. Each painting displayed in … - Anton Chekhov

In my opinion, it is not the writer’s job to solve such problems as the existence of God, pessimism, etc. The job of the artist is only to record who under which circumstances said or thought what about God or pessimism. The artist must not judge his characters or their words; he must only be an impartial witness… It is high time for writers — and especially for true artists — to admit that it is impossible to explain anything… if an artist whom the crowd trusts admits that he understands nothing of what he sees, this fact alone will make a great contribution to the realm of thought and will mark a great step forward.

الانسان الشريف مهما كان شأنه لا يمكن أن يكون تافهاً أبداً …

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من دون شعب مُثقّف ثقافة واسعة ، ستنهار الدولة .. تعوّدنا أن نعيش ونحن نأمل بطقس جيّد ، بالثروة بال.. بال.. ولكنّني لا ألاحظ أن أحداً يأمل بأن يزداد ذكاءً