You confuse two things: solving a problem and stating a problem correctly. It is only the second that is obligatory for an artist.
ANTON CHEKHOVPeople don’t notice whether it’s winter or summer when they’re happy.
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Doctors are just the same as lawyers; the only difference is that lawyers merely rob you, whereas doctors rob you and kill you too.
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A woman can become a man’s friend only in the following stages – first an acquantaince, next a mistress, and only then a friend.
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The happy man only feels at ease because the unhappy bear their burden in silence. Without this silence, happiness would be impossible.
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When a person expends the least amount of motion on one action, that is grace.
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Lying is the same as alcoholism. Liars prevaricate even on their deathbeds.
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Life on earth is inconceivable without trees.
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If you want to work on your art, work on your life.
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Write, write, write-till your fingers break.
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In nature a repulsive caterpillar turns into a lovely butterfly. But with human beings it is the other way round: a lovely butterfly turns into a repulsive caterpillar.
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Each of us is full of too many wheels, screws and valves to permit us to judge one another on a first impression or by two or three external signs.
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Medicine is my lawful wife and literature my mistress; when I get tired of one, I spend the night with the other.
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Try to reason about love, and you will lose your reason.
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A good person will feel guilty even before a dog.
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The more refined one is, the more unhappy.
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Women can’t forgive failure.
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