Marriage Quotes by Anton Chekhov

I've noticed that people who get married cease to be curious.

— Anton Chekhov

I observed that after marriage people cease to be curious.

— Anton Chekhov

If you fear loneliness, then don't get married.

— Anton Chekhov

If you are afraid of loneliness, do not marry.

— Anton Chekhov

A man and a woman marry because both of them do not know what to do with themselves.

— Anton Chekhov

“Medicine is my lawful wife, and literature is my mistress. When I get fed up with one, I spend the night with…

— Anton Chekhov

I promise to be a splendid husband, but give me a wife who, like the moon, won't in my sky every day...

— Anton Chekhov

If only one tooth aches, rejoice that not all of them ache… If your wife betrays you, be glad that she betrayed…

— Anton Chekhov

It is as acceptable now to love the wives of others as it is to smoke their cigars and read their books.

— Anton Chekhov

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

— Anton Chekhov

I myself smoke, but my wife asked me to speak today on the harmfulness of tobacco, so what can I do? If…

— Anton Chekhov

Once you've married, be strict but just with your wife, don't allow her to forget herself, and when a misunderstanding arises, say:…

— Anton Chekhov

I promise to be an excellent husband, but give me a wife who, like the moon, will not appear every day in…

— Anton Chekhov

“Medicine is my lawful wife, and literature is my mistress. When I get fed up with one, I spend the night with…

— Anton Chekhov

I feel more confident and more satisfied when I reflect that I have two professions and not one. Medicine is my lawful…

— Anton Chekhov

I often wonder: suppose we could begin life over again, knowing what we were doing? Suppose we could use one life, already…

— Anton Chekhov

Narrative prose is a legal wife, while drama is a posturing, boisterous, cheeky and wearisome mistress.

— Anton Chekhov