Anton Chekhov

When a person doesn’t understand something, he feels internal discord: however he doesn’t search for that discord in himself, as he should, but searches outside of himself. Thence a war develops with that which he doesn’t understand.

Anton Chekhov

When a person expends the least amount of motion on one action, that is grace.

Anton Chekhov

When performing an autopsy, even the most inveterate spiritualist would have to question where the soul is.

Anton Chekhov

When we retreat to the country, we are hiding not from people, but from our pride, which, in the city and among people, operates unfairly and immoderately.

Anton Chekhov

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.

Anton Chekhov

Women can’t forgive failure.

Anton Chekhov

Write only of what is important and eternal.

Anton Chekhov

Write, write, write-till your fingers break.

Anton Chekhov

You ask me what life is. That’s like asking what a carrot is. A carrot is a carrot, and there’s nothing more to know.

Anton Chekhov

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