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Anton Chekhov Quotes

I am not a liberal, not a conservative, not a believer in gradual progress, not a monk. I should like to be a free artist and nothing more Picture Quote #1

You confuse two things: solving a problem and stating a problem correctly. It is only the second that is obligatory for an artist Picture Quote #1

You only have to start a job of work to realize how few decent, honest folk there are about Picture Quote #1

If there’s a gun on the wall in act one, scene one, you must fire the gun by act three, scene two. If you fire a gun in act three, scene two, you must see the gun on the wall in act one, scene one Picture Quote #1

I’ve never been in love. I’ve dreamt of it day and night, but my heart is like a fine piano no one can play because the key is lost Picture Quote #1

Humankind has understood history as a series of battles because, to this day, it regards conflict as the central facet of life Picture Quote #1

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Death is terrifying, but it would be even more terrifying to find out that you are going to live forever and never die Picture Quote #1

We go to great pains to alter life for the happiness of our descendants and our descendants will say as usual: things used to be so much better, life today is worse than it used to be Picture Quote #1

A person loves to talk about his illnesses although that is the least interesting part of his life Picture Quote #1

Of course politics is an interesting and engrossing thing. It offers no immutable laws, nearly always prevaricates, but as far asblather and sharpening the mind go, it provides inexhaustible material Picture Quote #1

Nothing lulls and inebriates like money; when you have a lot, the world seems a better place than it actually is Picture Quote #1

It is as acceptable now to love the wives of others as it is to smoke their cigars and read their books Picture Quote #1

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A fiance is neither this nor that: he’s left one shore, but not yet reached the other Picture Quote #1

A good upbringing means not that you won’t spill sauce on the tablecloth, but that you won’t notice it when someone else does Picture Quote #1

All of life and human relations have become so incomprehensibly complex that, when you think about it, it becomes terrifying and your heart stands still Picture Quote #1

Don’t tell me the moon is shining; show me the glint of light on broken glass Picture Quote #1

I promise to be an excellent husband, but give me a wife who, like the moon, will not appear every day in my sky Picture Quote #1

People who lead a lonely existence always have something on their minds that they are eager to talk about Picture Quote #1

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The thirst for powerful sensations takes the upper hand both over fear and over compassion for the grief of others Picture Quote #1

The world perishes not from bandits and fires, but from hatred, hostility, and all these petty squabbles Picture Quote #1

When a lot of remedies are suggested for a disease, that means it can’t be cured Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

Only during hard times do people come to understand how difficult it is to be master of their feelings and thoughts Picture Quote #1

It’s even pleasant to be sick when you know that there are people who await your recovery as they might await a holiday Picture Quote #1

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We live not in order to eat, but in order not to know what we feel like eating Picture Quote #1

If in the first act you have hung a pistol on the wall, then in the following one it should be fired. Otherwise don’t put it there Picture Quote #1

There is no national science, just as there is no national multiplication table; what is national is no longer science Picture Quote #1

A grimy fly can soil the entire wall and a small, dirty little act can ruin the entire proceedings Picture Quote #1

Isolation in creative work is an onerous thing. Better to have negative criticism than nothing at all Picture Quote #1

Despite your best efforts, you could not invent a better police force for literature than criticism and the author’s own conscience Picture Quote #1

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I am not a liberal, not a conservative, not a believer in gradual progress, not a monk. I should like to be a free artist and nothing more (Anton Chekhov Quotes) You confuse two things: solving a problem and stating a problem correctly. It is only the second that is obligatory for an artist (Anton Chekhov Quotes) You only have to start a job of work to realize how few decent, honest folk there are about (Anton Chekhov Quotes) If there’s a gun on the wall in act one, scene one, you must fire the gun by act three, scene two. If you fire a gun in act three, scene two, you must see the gun on the wall in act one, scene one (Anton Chekhov Quotes) I’ve never been in love. I’ve dreamt of it day and night, but my heart is like a fine piano no one can play because the key is lost (Anton Chekhov Quotes) Humankind has understood history as a series of battles because, to this day, it regards conflict as the central facet of life (Anton Chekhov Quotes) Death is terrifying, but it would be even more terrifying to find out that you are going to live forever and never die (Anton Chekhov Quotes) We go to great pains to alter life for the happiness of our descendants and our descendants will say as usual: things used to be so much better, life today is worse than it used to be (Anton Chekhov Quotes) A person loves to talk about his illnesses although that is the least interesting part of his life (Anton Chekhov Quotes) Of course politics is an interesting and engrossing thing. It offers no immutable laws, nearly always prevaricates, but as far asblather and sharpening the mind go, it provides inexhaustible material (Anton Chekhov Quotes) Nothing lulls and inebriates like money; when you have a lot, the world seems a better place than it actually is (Anton Chekhov Quotes) It is as acceptable now to love the wives of others as it is to smoke their cigars and read their books (Anton Chekhov Quotes) A fiance is neither this nor that: he’s left one shore, but not yet reached the other (Anton Chekhov Quotes) A good upbringing means not that you won’t spill sauce on the tablecloth, but that you won’t notice it when someone else does (Anton Chekhov Quotes) All of life and human relations have become so incomprehensibly complex that, when you think about it, it becomes terrifying and your heart stands still (Anton Chekhov Quotes) Don’t tell me the moon is shining; show me the glint of light on broken glass (Anton Chekhov Quotes) 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 Chekhov Quotes) People who lead a lonely existence always have something on their minds that they are eager to talk about (Anton Chekhov Quotes) The thirst for powerful sensations takes the upper hand both over fear and over compassion for the grief of others (Anton Chekhov Quotes) The world perishes not from bandits and fires, but from hatred, hostility, and all these petty squabbles (Anton Chekhov Quotes) When a lot of remedies are suggested for a disease, that means it can’t be cured (Anton Chekhov Quotes) 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 (Anton Chekhov Quotes) Only during hard times do people come to understand how difficult it is to be master of their feelings and thoughts (Anton Chekhov Quotes) It’s even pleasant to be sick when you know that there are people who await your recovery as they might await a holiday (Anton Chekhov Quotes) We live not in order to eat, but in order not to know what we feel like eating (Anton Chekhov Quotes) If in the first act you have hung a pistol on the wall, then in the following one it should be fired. Otherwise don’t put it there (Anton Chekhov Quotes) There is no national science, just as there is no national multiplication table; what is national is no longer science (Anton Chekhov Quotes) A grimy fly can soil the entire wall and a small, dirty little act can ruin the entire proceedings (Anton Chekhov Quotes) Isolation in creative work is an onerous thing. Better to have negative criticism than nothing at all (Anton Chekhov Quotes) Despite your best efforts, you could not invent a better police force for literature than criticism and the author’s own conscience (Anton Chekhov Quotes)

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