"The task of a writer is not to……" — Anton Chekhov
"The task of a writer is not to solve the problem but to state the problem correctly."
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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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I got all A's and was hated for it; I spoke correctly and was called a punk.
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When our will wholeheartedly enters into the prayer of Christ, then we pray correctly.
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If I understand Dirac correctly, his meaning is this: there is no God, and Dirac is his Prophet.
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