Medicine is my lawful wife, and literature is my mistress. When I get fed up with one, I spend the night with the other

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"Perhaps the feelings that we experience when we are in love represent a normal state. Being in love shows a person who he should be."

- Anton Chekhov

Love

"People don’t notice whether it’s winter or summer when they’re happy."

- Anton Chekhov

Happiness

"There isn't a Monday that would not cede its place to Tuesday."

- Anton Chekhov

Happiness

"People don't notice whether it's winter or summer when they're happy."

- Anton Chekhov

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"If you are afraid of loneliness, do not marry."

- Anton Chekhov

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"There is beauty in the Beast, just as there is darkness in the most perfect human."

- Beauty and the Beast

Balance

"When you leave work on Friday, leave work. Don’t let technology follow you throughout your weekend (answering text messages and emails). Take a break. You will be more refreshed to begin the workweek if you have had a break."

- Catherine Pulsifer

Balance

"Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep moving."

- Albert Einstein

Balance

"Make your Tuesday as productive as possible, but don’t forget to enjoy the journey."

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"You can’t always hold on to the things that are important. By letting them go we gain something else."

- Kunio Yaobi

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