“How easy it is, Doctor, to be a philosopher on paper, and how hard it is in life!”

Как легко, доктор, быть философом на бумаге и как это трудно на деле!
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The Seagull (1896)

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Как легко, доктор, быть философом на бумаге и как это трудно на деле!

The Seagull (1896)

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Russian dramatist, author and physician 1860–1904

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