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Instance Quotes by Anton Chekhov
- In descriptions of Nature one must seize on small details, grouping them so that when the reader closes his eyes he gets a picture. For…
- When describing nature, a writer should seize upon small details, arranging them so that the reader will see an image in his mind after he…
- Let the things that happen on the stage be just as complex and yet just as simple as they are in life. For instance, people…
- People's destinies are so different. Some people drag along, unnoticed and boring—they're all alike, and they're all unhappy. Then there are others, like for instance…
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- He who is void of virtuous attachments in private life is, or very soon will be, void of all regard for his… — Samuel Adams
- An anxious unrest, a fierce craving desire for gain has taken possession of the commercial world, and in instances no longer rare… — Felix Adler
- Nevertheless, as is a frequent occurrence in science, a general hypothesis was constructed from a few specific instances of a phenomenon. — Sidney Altman
- If you have to prove a theorem, do not rush. First of all, understand fully what the theorem says, try to see… — George Polya
- There are evils that have the ability to survive identification and go on for ever... money, for instance, or war. — Saul Bellow
- You shall always find what you created in your mind, for instance, a benevolent God or an evil Devil. Between them are… — Hans Bender