Anton Chekhov quotes

If you are afraid of loneliness, do not marry. (Anton Chekhov)
Knowledge is of no value unless you put it into practice. View quote
Anton Chekhov
People don't notice whether it's winter or summer when they're happy. View quote
Anton Chekhov
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. View quote
Anton Chekhov
Any idiot can face a crisis, it is this day-to-day living that wears you out. View quote
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Beware of exquisite language. The language should be simple and elegant. View quote
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Only during hard times do people come to understand how difficult it is to be master of their feelings and thoughts. View quote
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Man is what he believes. View quote
Anton Chekhov
Love, friendship and respect do not unite people as much as a common hatred for something. View quote
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Brevity is the sister of talent. View quote
Anton Chekhov
It's even pleasant to be sick when you know that there are people who await your recovery as they might await a holiday. (Anton Chekhov)
People who lead a lonely existence always have something on their minds that they are eager to talk about. View quote
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The more refined the more unhappy. View quote
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It is easier to ask of the poor than of the rich. View quote
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Perhaps the feelings that we experience when we are in love represent a normal state. Being in love shows a person who he should be. View quote
Anton Chekhov
Everything should be first-rate in a person, his face, clothes, soul and thoughts. View quote
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Man will become better when you show him what he is like. View quote
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The University brings out all abilities, including incapability. View quote
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There is no national science, just as there is no national multiplication table; what is national is no longer science. View quote
Anton Chekhov
Faith is an aptitude of the spirit. It is, in fact, a talent: you must be born with it. View quote
Anton Chekhov
We shall find peace. We shall hear angels, we shall see the sky sparkling with diamonds. (Anton Chekhov)
A grimy fly can soil the entire wall and a small, dirty little act can ruin the entire proceedings. View quote
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When a lot of remedies are suggested for a disease, that means it can't be cured. View quote
Anton Chekhov
It's easier to write about Socrates than about a young woman or a cook. View quote
Anton Chekhov
We learn about life not from plusses alone, but from minuses as well. View quote
Anton Chekhov