Anton Chekhov Quotes

If you are afraid of loneliness, do not marry.

At the door of every happy person there should be a man with a hammer whose knock would serve as a constant reminder of the existence of unfortunate people.

Мысль и красота, подобно урагану и волнам, не должны знать привычных, определенных форм.

All Russia is our orchard.

Country acquaintances are charming only in the country and only in the summer. In the city in winter they lose half of their appeal.

The past,' he thought, 'is linked with the present by an unbroken chain of events flowing one out of another.' And it seemed to him that he had just seen both ends of that chain; that when he touched one end the other quivered.

You are right to demand that an artist engage his work consciously, but you confuse two different things: solving the problem and correctly posing the question.

"When asked, "Why do you always wear black?", he said, "I am mourning for my life.

Ivanov: Once I worked hard and thought a lot but I never got tired; now I do nothing and think of nothing, but I'm tired in body and spirit. My conscience aches day and night, I feel deeply guilty but I don't understand where I am actually at fault. And add to that my wife's illness, my lack of money, the constant bickering, gossip, unnecessary conversations, that stupid Borkin... My home has become loathsome to me and I find living there worse than torture.

In all the universe nothing remains permanent and unchanged but the spirit.

I remember helping her to get on the bicycle one evening, and she looked so lovely that I felt as though I were burning my hands when I touched her.

What a fine weather today! Can’t choose whether to drink tea or to hang myself.

How easy it is, Doctor, to be a philosopher on paper, and how difficult in real life!

To describe drunkenness for the colorful vocabulary is rather cynical. There is nothing easier than to capitalize on drunkards.

People understand God as the expression of the most lofty morality. Maybe He needs only perfect people.