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But if you had asked him what his work was, he would look candidly and openly at you with his large bright eyes through his gold pincenez, and would answer in a soft, velvety, lisping baritone: My work is literature.

But if you had asked him what his work was, he would look candidly and openly at you with his large bright eyes through his gold pincenez, and would answer in a soft, velvety, lisping baritone: "My work is literature."

Anton Chekhov
Work, Eye, Gold
Anton Chekhov (2013). “Delphi Complete Works of Anton Chekhov (Illustrated)”, p.1438, Delphi Classics

If you can't distinguish people from lap-dogs, you shouldn't undertake philanthropic work.

Anton Chekhov
Dog, Work, People
"The Princess". Short story by Anton Chekhov, 1889.

You are right in demanding that an artist approach his work consciously, but you are confusing two concepts: the solution of a problem and the correct formulation of a problem. Only the second is required of the artist.

Anton Chekhov
Work, Artist, Two

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