This life of ours...human life is like a flower gloriously … - Anton Chekhov

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This life of ours...human life is like a flower gloriously blooming in a meadow: along comes a goat, eats it up — -no more flower.

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Anton Pavlovich Chekhov (Анто́н Па́влович Че́хов) (29 January 1860 – 15 July 1904) (Old Style: 17 January 1860 – 2 July 1904) was a Russian short story writer and playwright.

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Native Name: Антон Павлович Чехов • Анто́н Па́влович Че́хов • Антонъ Павловичъ Чеховъ

Alternative Names: Anton Pavlovich Chekhov • Antón Pávlovič Čéhov • Antón Pávlovich Chékhov • Chekhov

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This life of ours...human life is like a flower gloriously blooming in a meadow: along comes a goat, eats it up — -no more flower. - Anton Chekhov

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