If I had listened to the critics I’d have died drunk in the gutter
ANTON CHEKHOVIf I had listened to the critics I’d have died drunk in the gutter
ANTON CHEKHOVHe is an emancipated thinker who is not afraid to write foolish things.
ANTON CHEKHOVEveryone has the same God; only people differ.
ANTON CHEKHOVDon’t tell me the moon is shining; show me the glint of light on broken glass.
ANTON CHEKHOVWe shall find peace. We shall hear angels, we shall see the sky sparkling with diamonds.
ANTON CHEKHOVWhen a person is born, he can embark on only one of three roads of life: if you go right, the wolves will eat you; if you go left, you’ll eat the wolves; if you go straight, you’ll eat yourself.
ANTON CHEKHOVIf you ever have need of my life, come and take it.
ANTON CHEKHOVOnly one who loves can remember so well.
ANTON CHEKHOVTry to reason about love, and you will lose your reason.
ANTON CHEKHOVCalculating selfishness is the annihilation of self.
ANTON CHEKHOVKnowledge is of no value unless you put it into practice.
ANTON CHEKHOVThe problem is that we attempt to solve the simplest questions cleverly, thereby rendering them unusually complex. One should seekthe simple solution.
ANTON CHEKHOVThere should be more sincerity and heart in human relations, more silence and simplicity in our interactions. Be rude when you’re angry, laugh when something is funny, and answer when you’re asked.
ANTON CHEKHOVA woman can become a man’s friend only in the following stages – first an acquantaince, next a mistress, and only then a friend.
ANTON CHEKHOVThe world is, of course, nothing but our conception of it.
ANTON CHEKHOVJust as I shall lie alone in the grave, so, in essence, do I live alone.
ANTON CHEKHOV