Anton Chekhov
Russian writer and playwright
Date of Birth | : | 29 Jan, 1860 |
Date of Death | : | 15 Jul, 1904 |
Place of Birth | : | Badenweiler, Germany |
Profession | : | Playwright, Writer |
Nationality | : | Germany |
Anton Pavlovich Chekhov was a Russian writer, playwright and physician. His career as a playwright produced four classics, and his best short stories are held in high esteem by writers and critics. Along with Henrik Ibsen and August Strindberg, Chekhov is often referred to as one of the three seminal figures in the birth of early modernism in the theatre. Chekhov was a physician by profession. "Medicine is my lawful wife", he once said, "and literature is my mistress.
Quotes
Total 20 Quotes
If you are afraid of loneliness, don't marry.
Man is what he believes.
There should be more sincerity and heart in human relations, more silence and simplicity in our interactions. Be rude when you’re angry, laugh when something is funny, and answer when you’re asked.
We shall find peace. We shall hear angels, we shall see the sky sparkling with diamonds.
If ever my life can be of any use to you, come and claim it.
A woman can become a man's friend only in the following stages - first an acquantaince, next a mistress, and only then a friend.
There is nothing more awful, insulting, and depressing than banality.
To fear love is to fear life, and those whose fear life are already three parts dead...
The happy man only feels at ease because the unhappy bear their burden in silence. Without this silence, happiness would be impossible.
There are a great many opinions in this world, and a good half of them are professed by people who have never been in trouble.