chekhov Quotes

“When an actor has money he doesn't send letters, he sends telegrams.”

“Medicine is my lawful wife and literature my mistress when I get tired of one, I spend the night with the other.”

“The thirst for powerful sensations takes the upper hand both over fear and over compassion for the grief of others.”

“Life does not agree with philosophy: There is no happiness that is not idleness, and only what is useless is pleasurable.”

“Any idiot can face a crisis - it's day to day living that wears you out.”

“Money, like vodka, turns a person into an eccentric.”

“Knowledge is of no value unless you put it into practice.”

“When you're thirsty and it seems that you could drink the entire ocean that's faith when you start to drink and finish only a glass or two that's science.”

“Faith is an aptitude of the spirit. It is, in fact, a talent: you must be born with it.”

“One must be a god to be able to tell successes from failures without making a mistake.”