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Anton Chekhov Quotes

Anton Chekhov quotes

Russian Playwright January 29, 1860 – July 14, 1904

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Anton Chekhov quote: "There is nothing more awful, insulting, and depressing than..."
There is nothing more awful, insulting, and depressing than banality. Anton Chekhov
Let us learn to appreciate there will be times when the trees will be bare, and look forward to the time when we may pick the fruit. Anton Chekhov
Dear and most respected bookcase! I welcome your existence, which has for over one hundred years been devoted to the radiant ideals of goodness and justice. Anton Chekhov
Anton Chekhov quote: "Only during hard times do people come to understand how..."
Only during hard times do people come to understand how difficult it is to be master of their feelings and thoughts. Anton Chekhov
In Moscow you sit in a huge room at a restaurant; you know no one and no one knows you, and at the same time you don't feel a stranger. But here you know everyone and everyone knows you, and yet you are a stranger -- a stranger... A stranger, and lonely... Anton Chekhov
Anton Chekhov quote: "They say philosophers and wise men are indifferent. Wrong...."
They say philosophers and wise men are indifferent. Wrong. Indifference is a paralysis of the soul, a premature death. Anton Chekhov
Anton Chekhov quote: "Wisdom.... comes not from age, but from education and learning."
Wisdom.... comes not from age, but from education and learning. Anton Chekhov
And in this way I have, during the years I have been regarded as grown up, lost nine situations, to the great mortification of my father, the architect of our town. I have served in various departments, but all these nine jobs have been as alike as one drop of water is to another: I had to sit, write, listen to rude or stupid observations, and go on doing so till I was dismissed. Anton Chekhov
Anton Chekhov quote: "There are a great many opinions in the world, and a good half..."
There are a great many opinions in the world, and a good half of them are held by people who have never been in trouble! Anton Chekhov
Anton Chekhov quote: "I promise to be an excellent husband, but give me a wife who,..."
I promise to be an excellent husband, but give me a wife who, like the moon, will not appear every day in my sky. Anton Chekhov
To live simply to die is by no means amusing, but to live with the knowledge that you will die before your time, that's really is idiotic Anton Chekhov
There are a great many opinions in this world, and a good half of them are professed by people who have never been in trouble."(The Mill) Anton Chekhov
There will come a time when everybody will know why, for what purpose, there is all this suffering, and there will be no more mysteries. But now we must live ... we must work, just work! Anton Chekhov
Anton Chekhov quote: "Desription should be very brief and have an incidental nature."
Desription should be very brief and have an incidental nature. Anton Chekhov
THE Superintendent said to me: "I only keep you out of regard for your worthy father; but for that you would have been sent flying long ago." I replied to him: "You flatter me too much, your Excellency, in assuming that I am capable of flying. Anton Chekhov

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