"Brevity - the sister of talent." — Anton Chekhov
"Brevity - the sister of talent."
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Anton Chekhov
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246 Quotes by Anton Chekhov
Anton Chekhov has 246 quotes on this site.
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Any idiot can face a crisis - it's day to day living that wears you out.
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People don't notice whether it's winter or summer when they're happy.
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Medicine is my lawful wife and literature my mistress; when I get tired of one, I spend the night with…
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Doctors are just the same as lawyers; the only difference is that lawyers merely rob you, whereas doctors rob you…
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If you are afraid of loneliness, do not marry.
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Knowledge is of no value unless you put it into practice.
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The world perishes not from bandits and fires, but from hatred, hostility, and all these petty squabbles.
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We shall find peace. We shall hear angels, we shall see the sky sparkling with diamonds.
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People who lead a lonely existence always have something on their minds that they are eager to talk about.
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Love, friendship and respect do not unite people as much as a common hatred for something.
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I promise to be an excellent husband, but give me a wife who, like the moon, will not appear every…
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When a woman isn't beautiful, people always say, 'You have lovely eyes, you have lovely hair.'
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More Brevity Quotes
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Those who make the worst use of their time are the first to complain of its shortness.
— Jean de la Bruyere
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The secret of a good sermon is to have a good beginning and a good ending, then having the two…
— George Burns
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Brevity is the best recommendation of speech, whether in a senator or an orator.
— Marcus Tullius Cicero
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Brevity is a great charm of eloquence.
— Marcus Tullius Cicero
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Whatever advice you give, be short.
— Horace
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The breaking up of the terrestrial globe, this it is we witness. It doubtless began a long time ago, and…
— Eduard Suess
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Teach him a certain refinement in sorting out and selecting his arguments, with an affection for relevance and so for…
— Michel de Montaigne
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Writing is 1 percent inspiration, and 99 percent elimination.
— Louise Brooks
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My four articles of faith: clarity, simplicity, brevity and humanity.
— William Zinsser
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Four basic premises of writing: clarity, brevity, simplicity, and humanity.
— William Zinsser
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What is an epigram? A dwarfish whole, its body brevity, and wit its soul.
— Samuel Taylor Coleridge
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Short stories consume you faster. They're connected to brevity. With the short story, you are up against mortality. I know…
— Ali Smith
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