Anton Chekhov Quotes
A major Russian short story writer and playwright.
(1860 - 1904)
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A fiance is neither this nor that: he's left one shore, but not yet reached the other.
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A good upbringing means not that you won't spill sauce on the tablecloth, but that you won't notice it when someone else does.
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A man and a woman marry because both of them don't know what to do with themselves.
[Marriage]
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A writer is not a confectioner, a cosmetic dealer, or an entertainer.
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Advertising is the very essence of democracy.
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All of life and human relations have become so incomprehensibly complex that, when you think about it, it becomes terrifying and your heart stands still.
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Any idiot can face a crisis - it's day to day living that wears you out.
[Crisis]
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Conciseness is the sister of talent.
[Talent]
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Doctors are just the same as lawyers; the only difference is that lawyers merely rob you, whereas doctors rob you and kill you too.
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Don't tell me the moon is shining; show me the glint of light on broken glass.
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Faith is an aptitude of the spirit. It is, in fact, a talent: you must be born with it.
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For the salvation of his soul the Muslim digs a well. It would be a fine thing if each of us were to leave behind a school, or a well, or something of the sort, so that life would not pass by and retreat into eternity without a trace.
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How unbearable at times are people who are happy, people for whom everything works out.
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I promise to be an excellent husband, but give me a wife who, like the moon, will not appear every day in my sky.
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If you are afraid of loneliness, do not marry.
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If you cry 'forward', you must without fail make plain in what direction to go.
[Goals]
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It's easier to write about Socrates than about a young woman or a cook.
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Knowledge is of no value unless you put it into practice.
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Let us learn to appreciate there will be times when the trees will be bare, and look forward to the time when we may pick the fruit.
[Nature]
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Life does not agree with philosophy: There is no happiness that is not idleness, and only what is useless is pleasurable.
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