More Quotes by Anton Chekhov
The world is, of course, nothing but our conception of it.
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.
The role of the artist is to ask questions, not answer them.
Don't tell me the moon is shining; show me the glint of light on broken glass.
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.
The happy man only feels at ease because the unhappy bear their burden in silence. Without this silence, happiness would be impossible.
There is nothing more awful, insulting, and depressing than banality.
Wisdom.... comes not from age, but from education and learning.
To fear love is to fear life, and those whose fear life are already three parts dead...
Man is what he believes.