"Knowledge is of no value unless you put it into practice."
"All the great sages are as despotic as generals, and as ignorant and as indelicate as generals, because they feel secure of impunity."
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Source: Letters of Anton Chekhov to His Family and Friends: With Biographical Sketch. Book by Anton Chekhov, 1920.
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