Anton Chekhov

The more refined one is, the more unhappy.

Anton Chekhov

The more simply we look at ticklish questions, the more placid will be our lives and relationships.

Anton Chekhov

The problem is that we attempt to solve the simplest questions cleverly, thereby rendering them unusually complex. One should seek the simple solution.

Anton Chekhov

The secret of boring people lies in telling them everything.

Anton Chekhov

The University brings out all abilities, including incapability.

Anton Chekhov

The wealthy man is not he who has money, but he who has the means to live in the luxurious state of early spring.

Anton Chekhov

The world is a fine place. The only thing wrong with it is us. How little justice and humility there is in us, how poorly we understand patriotism!

Anton Chekhov

The world is wide and beautiful and there are many wonderful places in it.

Anton Chekhov

The world is, of course, nothing but our conception of it.

Anton Chekhov

There are plenty of good people, but only a very, very few are precise and disciplined.

Anton Chekhov