There is nothing more awful, insulting, and depressing than banality.
ANTON CHEKHOVThere is nothing more awful, insulting, and depressing than banality.
ANTON CHEKHOVMan will become better when you show him what he is like.
ANTON CHEKHOVHe is an emancipated thinker who is not afraid to write foolish things.
ANTON CHEKHOVDon’t tell me the moon is shining; show me the glint of light on broken glass.
ANTON CHEKHOVMy love is like a stone tied round my neck; it’s dragging me down to the bottom; but I love my stone. I can’t live without it.
ANTON CHEKHOVThe secret of boring people lies in telling them everything.
ANTON CHEKHOVWisdom comes not from age, but from education and learning.
ANTON CHEKHOVYou confuse two things: solving a problem and stating a problem correctly. It is only the second that is obligatory for an artist.
ANTON CHEKHOVWhat seems to us serious, significant and important will, in future times, be forgotten or won’t seem important at all.
ANTON CHEKHOVDo silly things. Foolishness is a great deal more vital and healthy than our straining and striving after a meaningful life.
ANTON CHEKHOVMan is what he believes.
ANTON CHEKHOVIn all the universe nothing remains permanent and unchanged but the spirit.
ANTON CHEKHOVIf you wish women to love you be original; I know a man who used to wear felt boots summer and winter & women fell in love with him.
ANTON CHEKHOVPeople don’t notice whether it’s winter or summer when they’re happy.
ANTON CHEKHOVTo judge between good or bad, between successful and unsuccessful would take the eye of a God.
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 CHEKHOV