All Anton Chekhov Quotes
- The secret of boring people lies in telling them everything. Boredom
- An artist must pass judgment only on what he understands; his range is limited as that of any other specialist... Anyone who says that the… All
- When all is said and done, no literature can outdo the cynicism of real life; you won't intoxicate with one glass someone who has already… All
- I am not a liberal, not a conservative, not a believer in gradual progress, not a monk. I should like to be a free artist… Artist
- You confuse two things: solving a problem and stating a problem correctly. It is only the second that is obligatory for an artist. Artist
- The happy man only feels at ease because the unhappy bear their burden in silence. Without this silence, happiness would be impossible. Bear
- Desription should be very brief and have an incidental nature. Brief
- Write about this man who, drop by drop, squeezes the slave's blood out of himself until he wakes one day to find the blood of… Blood
- These people have learned not from books, but in the fields, in the wood, on the river bank. Their teachers have been the birds themselves,… Bank
- Perhaps the feelings that we experience when we are in love represent a normal state. Being in love shows a person who he should be. Experience
- If ever my life can be of any use to you, come and claim it. Any
- Nothing can be accomplished by logic and ethics. Accomplished
- You've only got to begin to do anything to find out how few honest, honourable people there are. Sometimes, when I can't sleep, I think:… Begin
- What truth? You see where truth is, and where untruth is, but I seem to have lost my sight and see nothing. You boldly settle… All
- The role of the artist is to ask questions, not answer them. Answer
- And I despise your books, I despise wisdom and the blessings of this world. It is all worthless, fleeting, illusory, and deceptive, like a mirage.… All
- You have lost your reason and taken the wrong path. You have taken lies for truth, and hideousness for beauty. You would marvel if, owing… Apple
- When asked, "Why do you always wear black?", he said, "I am mourning for my life. Always Wear
- Useless pursuits and conversations always about the same things absorb the better part of one's time, the better part of one's strength, and in the… Absorb
- I don’t understand anything about the ballet; all I know is that during the intervals the ballerinas stink like horses. All
- I was oppressed with a sense of vague discontent and dissatisfaction with my own life, which was passing so quickly and uninterestingly, and I kept… Breast
- If an intelligent, educated, and healthy man begins to complain of his lot and go down-hill, there is nothing for him to do but to… Ache
- Even in Siberia there is happiness. Funny
- This life of ours...human life is like a flower gloriously blooming in a meadow: along comes a goat, eats it up---no more flower. Along
- I think human beings must have faith or must look for faith, otherwise our life is empty, empty. To live and not to know why… Alive