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Quotation from Uncle Vanya by Anton Chekhov
“Man is endowed with reason and the power to create, so that he may increase that which has been given him, but until now he has not created, but demolished.”
Uncle Vanya, Act I, trans. Marian Fell
Astroff explains to Helena why he plants trees and grieves over the felling of the forests.
Citation: "Man is endowed with reason and the power to create, so that he may increase that which has been given him, but until now he has not created, but demolished." — Anton Chekhov, Uncle Vanya, Act I, trans. Marian Fell. (id chekhov-uncle-vanya-q3)
Portrait: Anton Chekhov with bow-tie sepia image, Unknown photographer, Public domain.
