Anton Chekhov

People should be beautiful in every way – in their faces, in the way they dress, in their thoughts, and in their innermost selves.

Anton Chekhov

People who lead a lonely existence always have something on their minds that they are eager to talk about.

Anton Chekhov

Poetry’s one thing and love is another. It’s just the same as it is in farming. The beauty of nature is one thing and the income from your forests or fields is quite another.

Anton Chekhov

Probably nature itself gave man the ability to lie so that in difficult and tense moments he could protect his nest, just as do the vixen and wild duck.

Anton Chekhov

Reason and justice tell me there’s more love for humanity in electricity and steam than in chastity and vegetarianism.

Anton Chekhov

The air of one’s native country is the most healthy air.

Anton Chekhov

The health of domestic animals ought to be as well cared for as the health of human beings.

Anton Chekhov

The illusion which exalts us is dearer to us than ten thousand truths.

Anton Chekhov

The life of a man is like a flower, blooming so gaily in a field. Then, along comes a goat, he eats it and the flower is gone!

Anton Chekhov

The more cultured a man, the less fortunate he is.

Anton Chekhov