Don't just say that you have read books. Show that through them you have learned to think better.Letter to his brother, N.P. Chekhov (March 1886)
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Anton Chekhov was a Russian playwright and short-story writer known for his works like "The Seagull," "Uncle Vanya," and "The Cherry Orchard." He is celebrated for his realistic depiction of human nature and his ability to capture the complexities of the Russian society during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Chekhov's works have had a profound influence on modern theater and literature.
1860–1904·lived 44 years
Don't just say that you have read books. Show that through them you have learned to think better.Letter to his brother, N.P. Chekhov (March 1886)
It is compassion that moves us beyond numbness toward healing.Love in the Time of Numbness; or, Doctor Chekhov, Writer, The New Yorker, 2017
The world perishes not from bandits and fires, but from hatred, hostility, and all these petty squabbles.
I may not have amazing victories, but | can amaze you with defeats that I came out of alive.
Knowledge is of no value unless you put it into practice.
Money, like vodka, turns a person into an eccentric.The Cherry Orchard, 1904
You must trust and believe in people or life becomes impossible.The Cherry Orchard, Act 3, 1904
People don't notice whether it's winter or summer when they're happy.The Three Sisters, Act 2, 1901
Nothing disturbs me more than the glorification of stupidity.Letter to Aleksey Pleshcheyev, October 4, 1888
Nothing could be more pleasant than to live in solitude, enjoy the spectacle of nature, and occasionally read some book.To A. S. Suvorin (May 30, 1888), Letters of Anton Chekhov
Oh! If only we had clarinets. You have no idea of the effect of clarinets!Rothschild's Fiddle
Any idiot can face a crisis; it's this day-to-day living that wears you out.Chekhov on Daily Life, Big Think, 2014
That which we experience when we are in love is perhaps our normal state. Being in love shows a person who they should be.My Life
Only during hard times do people come to understand how difficult it is to be master of their feelings and thoughts.Misfortune
Love, friendship, and respect do not unite people as much as a common hatred for something.Note-book of Anton Chekhov (B.W. Huebsch, ed. 1921), p. 32
The person who writes for fools is always sure of a large audience.To A. S. Suvorin (August 29, 1888), Letters of Anton Chekhov
That’s all 16 quotes by Anton Chekhov.