100 Awesome Quotes By Anton Chekov, The Author Of Ivanov
Russian writer Anton Pavlovich Chekhov, was a playwright and also a writer of short stories, who is considered to be among the greatest short story writers to have ever lived. He studied medicine at First
Moscow State Medical University and had a private practice of his own, but he devoted his spare time to literary pursuits. Chekhov was active in the latter half of the 19th century and rose to prominence as not only a great short story writer but also for being one of the pioneering playwrights of the time. Chekhov is known as one of the pillars of the ideal of modernism that was also championed by August Strindberg and Henrik Ibsen. In a relatively short career he produced a total of four plays that are held in high regard among the giants of the theater world. ‘Three Sisters and Cherry Orchard’ remain his most well-known plays. As a short story writer, he portrayed the lives of ordinary Russians and some of the most famous ones are ‘Easter Eve’, ‘Small Fry’, ‘The Death of a Government Clerk’ and ‘A Gentleman Friend’ among others. Chekhov had also produced a treasure trove of quotes both at a personal level and also through his work. Here are the selected ones.
Don't tell me the moon is shining; show me the glint of light on broken glass.
Perhaps man has a hundred senses, and when he dies only the five senses that we know perish with him, and the other ninety-five remain alive.
Any idiot can face a crisis; it's this day-to-day living that wears you out.
The role of the artist is to ask questions, not answer them.
What a fine weather today! Can’t choose whether to drink tea or to hang myself.
When asked, "Why do you always wear black?", he said, "I am mourning for my life.
The world is, of course, nothing but our conception of it.
Wisdom.... comes not from age, but from education and learning.
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.
If you are afraid of loneliness, don't marry.
Medicine is my lawful wife, and literature is my mistress. When I get fed up with one, I spend the night with the other
We shall find peace. We shall hear angels, we shall see the sky sparkling with diamonds.
Man is what he believes.
There 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.
A woman can become a man's friend only in the following stages - first an acquantaince, next a mistress, and only then a friend.
If ever my life can be of any use to you, come and claim it.
To fear love is to fear life, and those whose fear life are already three parts dead...
There is nothing more awful, insulting, and depressing than banality.
The happy man only feels at ease because the unhappy bear their burden in silence. Without this silence, happiness would be impossible.
There are a great many opinions in this world, and a good half of them are professed by people who have never been in trouble." (The Mill)
The task of a writer is not to solve the problem but to state the problem correctly.
Even in Siberia there is happiness.
Do you see that tree? It is dead but it still sways in the wind with the others. I think it would be like that with me. That if I died I would still be part of life in one way or another.
Man will become better when you show him what he is like.
If my life can ever be of any use to you, come and take it.
Three o'clock in the morning. The soft April night is looking at my windows and caressingly winking at me with its stars. I can't sleep, I am so happy.
Nothing can be accomplished by logic and ethics.
Only one who loves can remember so well.
Dear and most respected bookcase! I welcome your existence, which has for over one hundred years been devoted to the radiant ideals of goodness and justice.
They say philosophers and wise men are indifferent. Wrong. Indifference is a paralysis of the soul, a premature death.
