“And the existence is tedious, anyway; it is a senseless, dirty business, this life.” — Anton Chekhov Copy Share Image
“How easy it is, Doctor, to be a philosopher on paper, and how difficult in real life!” — Anton Chekhov Copy Share Image
“We should show life neither as it is, nor as it should be, but as we see it in our dreams.” — Anton Chekhov Copy Share Image
Every person lives his real, most interesting life under the cover of secrecy. — Anton Chekhov Copy Share Image
People who lead a lonely existence always have something on their minds that they are eager to talk about. — Anton Chekhov Copy Share Image
“MEDVIEDENKO Why do you always wear mourning? MASHA I dress in black to match my life. I am unhappy.” — Anton Chekhov Copy Share Image
There are in life conjunctions of circumstances when the reproach that we are not Voltaires is least of all appropriate. — Anton Chekhov Copy Share Image
Do silly things. Foolishness is a great deal more vital and healthy than our straining and striving after a meaningful life. — Anton Chekhov Copy Share Image
Everything on earth is beautiful, everything -- except what we ourselves think and do when we forget the higher purposes of life… — Anton Chekhov Copy Share Image
We go to great pains to alter life for the happiness of our descendants and our descendants will say as usual: things… — Anton Chekhov Copy Share Image
“If life has any meaning or purpose, you won't find it in happiness, but in something more rational, in something greater.” — Anton Chekhov Copy Share Image
“The fear of death is an animal passion which must be overcome. Only those who believe in a future life and tremble… — Anton Chekhov Copy Share Image
If I were asked to chose between execution and life in prison I would, of course, chose the latter. It's better to… — Anton Chekhov Copy Share Image
You ask me what life is. That's like asking what a carrot is. A carrot is a carrot, and there's nothing more… — Anton Chekhov Copy Share Image
I was oppressed with a sense of vague discontent and dissatisfaction with my own life, which was passing so quickly and uninterestingly,… — Anton Chekhov Copy Share Image
Let the things that happen on the stage be just as complex and yet just as simple as they are in life.… — Anton Chekhov Copy Share Image
“Ivanov: And this whole romance of ours is commonplace and trite: he lost heart, and he lost his way. She came along,… — Anton Chekhov Copy Share Image
“Shabelsky: I'd go into the flames of hell, into the jaws of the crocodile, just so as not to stay here. I… — Anton Chekhov Copy Share Image
“if every one has faith, where did it come from? And then they do say that it all comes from terror at… — Anton Chekhov Copy Share Image
“there are things in life which one can confide in one person only, whom one trusts. It is because of this that… — Anton Chekhov Copy Share Image
“To live the same family life as his father and forefathers—that is, in the same condition of culture—and to bring up his… — Anton Chekhov Copy Share Image
“And he judged of others by himself, not believing in what he saw, and always believing that every man had his real,… — Anton Chekhov Copy Share Image
“SONIA: What can we do? We must live our lives. [A pause] Yes, we shall live, Uncle Vanya. We shall live through… — Anton Chekhov Copy Share Image
“Look at life: the insolence and idleness of the strong, the ignorance and brutishness of the weak, horrible poverty everywhere, overcrowding, degeneration,… — Anton Chekhov Copy Share Image
“NINA Your life is beautiful. TRIGORIN I see nothing especially lovely about it. [He looks at his watch] Excuse me, I must… — Anton Chekhov Copy Share Image
“As he was speaking, he kept reminding himself that he was going to a rendezvous and that not a living soul knew… — Anton Chekhov Copy Share Image
“If only you would go to the university," he said. "Only enlightened and holy people are interesting, it's only they who are… — Anton Chekhov Copy Share Image
“The leaves did not stir on the trees, cicadas twanged, and the monotonous muffled sound of the sea that rose from below… — Anton Chekhov Copy Share Image
“It is true I have not seen the earth nor men, but in your books I have drunk fragrant wine, I have… — Anton Chekhov Copy Share Image
“Just look at this life: the insolence and idleness of the strong, the ignorance and brutishness of the weak, impossible poverty all… — Anton Chekhov Copy Share Image
“If you could only see your face, your gestures! Oh, how tedious your life must be.” — Anton Chekhov Copy Share Image
..when one has no real life, one lives by mirages. It's still better than nothing. — Anton Chekhov Copy Share Image
It is easy to be a philosopher in academia, but it is very difficult to be a philosopher in life. — Anton Chekhov Copy Share Image
Exquisite nature, daydreams, and music say one thing, real life another. — Anton Chekhov Copy Share Image
“To fear love is to fear life, and those whose fear life are already three parts dead...” — Anton Chekhov Copy Share Image
A person loves to talk about his illnesses although that is the least interesting part of his life. — Anton Chekhov Copy Share Image
Any idiot can face a crisis - it's day to day living that wears you out. — Anton Chekhov Copy Share Image
“Using vile means to attain worthy ends makes the ends themselves vile. Let them ride on the backs of doctors and medical assistants, but… — Anton Chekhov Copy Share
There are still many more days of failure ahead, whole seasons of failure, things will go terribly wrong, you will have huge disappointments ,… — Anton Chekhov Copy Share
“But here was all the timorousness and angularity of inexperienced youth, a feeling of awkwardness, and an impression of bewilderment, as if someone had… — Anton Chekhov Copy Share
“At the water's edge, barrels of pitch blazed like huge bonfires. Their reflection, crimson as the rising moon, crept to meet us in long,… — Anton Chekhov Copy Share
Anna Petrovna: Never talk to women about your own good qualities. Let them find out for themselves. — Anton Chekhov Copy Share
While you're playing cards with a regular guy or having a bite to eat with him, he seems a peaceable, good-humoured and not entirely… — Anton Chekhov Copy Share
“Lebedev: France has a clear and defined policy... The French know what they want. They just want to wipe out the Krauts, finish, but… — Anton Chekhov Copy Share
“My holy of holies are the human body, health, intelligence, talent, inspiration, love, and the most absolute freedom - freedom from force and falsity,… — Anton Chekhov Copy Share
“What we have, we do not treasure,” and what’s more we do not even love it.” — Anton Chekhov Copy Share
No matter how corrupt and unjust a convict may be, he loves fairness more than anything else. If the people placed over him are… — Anton Chekhov Copy Share
“His reading suggested a man swimming in the sea among the wreckage of his ship, and trying to save his life by greedily clutching… — Anton Chekhov Copy Share
“Experience often repeated, truly bitter experience, had taught him long ago that with decent people, especially Moscow people -- always slow to move and… — Anton Chekhov Copy Share
![“SONIA: What can we do? We must live our lives. [A pause] Yes, we shall live, Uncle Vanya. We shall live through the long procession of days before us, and through the long evenings; we shall patiently bear the trials that fate imposes on us; we shall work for others without rest, both now and when…” quote by Anton Chekhov](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dda/anton-chekhov-298_beautiful-life_sonia-what-can-we-do-we-must-live-our-li_426820.jpg)
![“NINA Your life is beautiful. TRIGORIN I see nothing especially lovely about it. [He looks at his watch] Excuse me, I must go at once, and begin writing again. I am in a hurry. [He laughs] You have stepped on my pet corn, as they say, and I am getting excited, and a little cross. Let us discuss…” quote by Anton Chekhov](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bc7/anton-chekhov-298_beautiful-life_nina-your-life-is-beautiful-trigorin-i-s_3033730.jpg)
