Anton Chekhov quotes - page 2

There is no national science, just as there is no national multiplication table; what is national is no longer science. (Anton Chekhov)
Faith is an aptitude of the spirit. It is, in fact, a talent: you must be born with it. View quote
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We shall find peace. We shall hear angels, we shall see the sky sparkling with diamonds. View quote
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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
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It's easier to write about Socrates than about a young woman or a cook. View quote
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We learn about life not from plusses alone, but from minuses as well. View quote
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The person who wants nothing, hopes for nothing, and fears nothing can never be an artist. View quote
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A fiance is neither this nor that: he's left one shore, but not yet reached the other. View quote
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When an actor has money he doesn't send letters, he sends telegrams. View quote
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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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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. (Anton Chekhov)
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
Anton Chekhov

Anton Chekhov

Occupation: Russian Dramatist
Born: January 17, 1860
Died: July 2, 1904
Quotes count: 269
Wikipedia: Anton Chekhov

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