Anton Chekhov quotes

Anton Chekhov was a Russian playwright and short story writer, renowned for his contribution to modern literature. Many of his works explore the complexity of human nature and the subtlety of everyday life. He influenced generations of writers with his innovative narrative style and psychological depth. Here are 267 of his 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
Brevity is the sister of talent. View quote
Anton Chekhov
It is easier to ask of the poor than of the rich. View quote
Anton Chekhov
You will not become a saint through other people's sins. View quote
Anton Chekhov
People don't notice whether it's winter or summer when they're happy. View quote
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Protect the human within you. 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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Man will become better when you show him what he is like. (Anton Chekhov)
Money, like vodka, turns a person into an eccentric. View quote
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There is nothing more awful, insulting, and depressing than banality. View quote
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Without a knowledge of languages you feel as if you don't have a passport. View quote
Anton Chekhov
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
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Love, friendship and respect do not unite people as much as a common hatred for something. 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. View quote
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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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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. (Anton Chekhov)
Everything should be first-rate in a person, his face, clothes, soul and thoughts. 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
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Faith is an aptitude of the spirit. It is, in fact, a talent: you must be born with it. View quote
Anton Chekhov

Anton Chekhov

Occupation: Russian Dramatist
Born: January 17, 1860
Died: July 2, 1904
Quotes count: 267
Wikipedia: Anton Chekhov

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