Anton Chekhov quotes - page 2

The world perishes not from bandits and fires, but from hatred, hostility, and all these petty squabbles. (Anton Chekhov)
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. View quote
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The wealthy are always surrounded by hangers-on; science and art are as well. View quote
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The sea has neither meaning nor pity. View quote
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The thirst for powerful sensations takes the upper hand both over fear and over compassion for the grief of others. View quote
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You look at any poetic creature: muslin, ether, demigoddess, millions of delights; then you look into the soul and find the most ordinary crocodile! View quote
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No matter how corrupt and unjust a convict may be, he loves fairness more than anything else. If the people placed over him are unfair, from year to year he lapses into an embittered state characterized by an extreme lack of faith. View quote
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People don't notice whether it's winter or summer when they're happy. View quote
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Beware of exquisite language. The language should be simple and elegant. View quote
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Knowledge is of no value unless you put it into practice. View quote
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Money, like vodka, turns a person into an eccentric. (Anton Chekhov)
They say philosophers and wise men are indifferent. Wrong. Indifference is a paralysis of the soul, a premature death. View quote
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A person loves to talk about his illnesses although that is the least interesting part of his life. View quote
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There isn't a Monday that would not cede its place to Tuesday. View quote
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Nothing lulls and inebriates like money; when you have a lot, the world seems a better place than it actually is. View quote
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Death is terrible, but still more terrible is the feeling that you might live for ever and never die. View quote
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It is unfortunate that we try to solve the simplest questions cleverly, and therefore make them unusually complicated. We should seek a simple solution. View quote
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Do you know when you may concede your insignificance? Before God or, perhaps, before the intellect, beauty, or nature, but not before people. Among people, one must be conscious of one's dignity. View quote
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The bourgeoisie loves so-called "positive” types and novels with happy endings since they lull one into thinking that it is fine to simultaneously acquire capital and maintain one's innocence, to be a beast and still be happy. View quote
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How pleasant it is to respect people! When I see books, I am not concerned with how the authors loved or played cards; I see only their marvelous works. View quote
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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. (Anton Chekhov)
I feel more confident and more satisfied when I reflect that I have two professions and not one. Medicine is my lawful wife and literature is my mistress. When I get tired of one I spend the night with the other. Though it's disorderly it's not so dull, and besides, neither really loses anything, through my infidelity. View quote
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People should be beautiful in every way - in their faces, in the way they dress, in their thoughts, and in their innermost selves. View quote
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If there's any illness for which people offer many remedies, you may be sure that particular illness is incurable, I think. View quote
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In my head there is a whole army of people asking to be let out and waiting for the word of command. View quote
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