Author: Anton Chekhov

Quotes

Any idiot can face a crisis - it's day to day living that wears you out.

Any idiot can face a crisis - it's day to day living that wears you out.

- Anton Chekhov

When you're thirsty and it seems that you could drink the entire ocean, that's faith; when you start to drink and finish only a glass or two, that's science.

When you're thirsty and it seems that you could drink the entire ocean, that's faith; when you start to drink and finish only a glass or two, that's science.

- Anton Chekhov

Knowledge is of no value unless you put it into practice.

Knowledge is of no value unless you put it into practice.

- Anton Chekhov

We learn about life not from plusses alone, but from minuses as well.

We learn about life not from plusses alone, but from minuses as well.

- Anton Chekhov

Love, friendship and respect do not unite people as much as a common hatred for something.

Love, friendship and respect do not unite people as much as a common hatred for something.

- Anton Chekhov

Medicine is my lawful wife and literature my mistress; when I get tired of one, I spend the night with the other.

Medicine is my lawful wife and literature my mistress; when I get tired of one, I spend the night with the other.

- 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.

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

We shall find peace. We shall hear angels, we shall see the sky sparkling with diamonds.

We shall find peace. We shall hear angels, we shall see the sky sparkling with diamonds.

- Anton Chekhov

People don't notice whether it's winter or summer when they're happy.

People don't notice whether it's winter or summer when they're happy.

- Anton Chekhov

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