Anton Chekhov's Quotes

Anton Chekhov's Quotes 60

To advise is not to compel.

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

Passion must be concealed in a society where cold reserve and indifference...

The wealthy are always surrounded by hangers-on; science and art are as well.

We shall find peace. We shall hear angels, we shall see the sky sparkling...

Money, like vodka, turns a person into an eccentric.

When an actor has money he doesn't send letters, he sends telegrams.

Medicine is my lawful wife and literature my mistress; when I get tired of...

Any idiot can face a crisis - it's day to day living that wears you out.

Knowledge is of no value unless you put it into practice.

Life does not agree with philosophy: There is no happiness that is not...

To judge between good or bad, between successful and unsuccessful would take...

Love, friendship and respect do not unite people as much as a common hatred...

The thirst for powerful sensations takes the upper hand both over fear and...

Faith is an aptitude of the spirit. It is, in fact, a talent: you must be...

No matter how corrupt and unjust a convict may be, he loves fairness more...

In displaying the psychology of your characters, minute particulars are...

When describing nature, a writer should seize upon small details, arranging...

Don't tell me the moon is shining; show me the glint of light on broken glass.

And I despise your books, I despise wisdom and the blessings of this world....

Wisdom.... comes not from age, but from education and learning.

The illusion which exalts us is dearer to us than ten thousand truths.

There is nothing good in this world that does not have some filth in its origin.

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