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Anton Chekhov Quotes

Anton Chekhov quotes

Russian Playwright January 29, 1860 – July 14, 1904

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I was oppressed with a sense of vague discontent and dissatisfaction with my own life, which was passing so quickly and uninterestingly, and I kept thinking it would be a good thing if I could tear my heart out of my breast, that heart which had grown so weary of life. Anton Chekhov
And he judged of others by himself, not believing in what he saw, and always believing that every man had his real, most interesting life under the cover of secrecy and under the cover of night. All personal life rested on secrecy, and possibly it was partly on that account that civilised man was so nervously anxious that personal privacy should be respected. Anton Chekhov
This life of ours...human life is like a flower gloriously blooming in a meadow: along comes a goat, eats it up---no more flower. Anton Chekhov
NINA: ...what's important is...the ability to endure. To be able to bear one's cross and have faith. I have faith, and it's not so painful now, and when I think of my vocation, I'm not afraid of life. Anton Chekhov
All my friends and relatives have always taken a condescending tone to my writing, and never ceased urging me in a friendly way not to give up real work for the sake of scribbling. Anton Chekhov
The life of a man is like a flower, blooming so gaily in a field. Then, along comes a goat, he eats it and the flower is gone! Anton Chekhov
His reading suggested a man swimming in the sea among the wreckage of his ship, and trying to save his life by greedily clutching first at one spar and then at another. Anton Chekhov
Anton Chekhov quote: "Do silly things. Foolishness is a great deal more vital and..."
Do silly things. Foolishness is a great deal more vital and healthy than our straining and striving after a meaningful life. 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. Anton Chekhov
Anton Chekhov quote: "How easy it is, Doctor, to be a philosopher on paper, and how..."
How easy it is, Doctor, to be a philosopher on paper, and how difficult in real life! Anton Chekhov
Do you see that tree? It is dead but it still sways in the wind with the others. I think it would be like that with me. That if I died I would still be part of life in one way or another. Anton Chekhov
Anton Chekhov quote: "MEDVIEDENKO Why do you always wear mourning? MASHA I dress in..."
MEDVIEDENKO Why do you always wear mourning? MASHA I dress in black to match my life. I am unhappy. Anton Chekhov
Anton Chekhov quote: "when one has no real life, one lives by mirages. It's still..."
..when one has no real life, one lives by mirages. It's still better than nothing. Anton Chekhov
Anton Chekhov quote: "When asked, "Why do you always wear black?", he said, "I am..."
When asked, "Why do you always wear black?", he said, "I am mourning for my life. Anton Chekhov
Anton Chekhov quote: "It's better to live down a scandal than to ruin one's life."
It's better to live down a scandal than to ruin one's life. Anton Chekhov

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