More Quotes by Anton Chekhov
If you are afraid of loneliness, don't marry.
Perhaps man has a hundred senses, and when he dies only the five senses that we know perish with him, and the other ninety-five remain alive.
Any idiot can face a crisis; it's this day-to-day living that wears you out.
If ever my life can be of any use to you, come and claim it.
There is nothing more awful, insulting, and depressing than banality.
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.
What a fine weather today! Can’t choose whether to drink tea or to hang myself.
Medicine is my lawful wife, and literature is my mistress. When I get fed up with one, I spend the night with the other
The happy man only feels at ease because the unhappy bear their burden in silence. Without this silence, happiness would be impossible.
A woman can become a man's friend only in the following stages - first an acquantaince, next a mistress, and only then a friend.