Anton Chekhov Quotes

1860-1904, Russian Playwright, Short Story Writer
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“If you are afraid of loneliness, do not marry.”
VerifiedNote-Book of Anton Chekhov (1921) · evidenceSolitude
“When an actor has money, he doesn't send letters, but telegrams.”
VerifiedNote-Book of Anton Chekhov (1921) · evidenceActing and Actors
“Any idiot can face a crisis, it's the day to day living that wears you out.”
MisattributedNot by Anton Chekhov. Earliest known source: A paraphrased line from the 1954 film The Country Girl; first tied to Chekhov in 1981. · evidenceHealth
“When a lot of remedies are suggested for a disease, that means it can't be cured.”
Remedies
“One must be a god to be able to tell successes from failures without making a mistake.”
Success
“Medicine is my lawful wife and literature my mistress; when I get tired of one, I spend the night with the other.”
Professions and Professionals
“Doctors are just the same as lawyers; the only difference is that lawyers merely rob you, whereas doctors rob you and kill you too.”
Doctors
“If you cry ''Forward'' you must be sure to make clear the direction in which to go. Don't you see that if you fail to do that and simply call out the word to a monk and a revolutionary, they will go in precisely opposite directions?”
Communication