Anton Pavlovich Chekhov Quotes
When one longs for a drink, it seems as though one could drink a whole oceanthat is faith; but when one begins to drink, one can only drink altogether two glassesthat is science.
Anton Pavlovich Chekhov
Ordinary hypocrites pretend to be doves; political and literary hypocrites pretend to be eagles. But don't be disconcerted by their aquiline appearance. They are not eagles, but rats or dogs.
Anton Pavlovich Chekhov
Mankind has conceived history as a series of battles; hitherto it has considered fighting as the main thing in life.
Anton Pavlovich Chekhov
It has become customary to say that a man needs only six feet of land. But a corpse needs six feet, not a person.
Anton Pavlovich Chekhov
The government is not God. It does not have the right to take away that which it cant return even if it wants to.
Anton Pavlovich Chekhov
If I were asked to chose between execution and life in prison I would, of course, chose the latter. Its better to live somehow than not at all.
Anton Pavlovich Chekhov
There are plenty of good people, but only a very, very few are precise and disciplined.
Anton Pavlovich Chekhov
When a person expends the least amount of motion on one action, that is grace.
Anton Pavlovich Chekhov
I promise to be an excellent husband, but give me a wife who, like the moon, will not appear every day in my sky.
Anton Pavlovich Chekhov
Neither I nor anyone else knows what a standard is. We all recognize a dishonorable act, but have no idea what honor is.
Anton Pavlovich Chekhov
It is a poor thing for the writer to take on that which he doesnt understand.
Anton Pavlovich Chekhov
The more simply we look at ticklish questions, the more placid will be our lives and relationships.
Anton Pavlovich Chekhov
