Anton Chekhov

Anton Chekhov – Life does not agree with…

“Life does not agree with philosophy: There is no happiness that is not idleness, and only what is useless is pleasurable.”
-Anton Chekhov

“When an actor has money he doesn’t send letters, he sends telegrams.”
-Anton Chekhov

“People don’t notice whether it’s winter or summer when they’re happy.”
-Anton Chekhov

“Money, like vodka, turns a person into an eccentric.”
-Anton Chekhov

“Love, friendship and respect do not unite people as much as a common hatred for something.”
-Anton Chekhov

“Doctors are just the same as lawyers the only difference is that lawyers merely rob you, whereas doctors rob you and kill you too.”
-Anton Chekhov

“You must trust and believe in people or life becomes impossible.”
-Anton Chekhov

“There is nothing new in art except talent.”
-Anton Chekhov

“Medicine is my lawful wife and literature my mistress when I get tired of one, I spend the night with the other.”
-Anton Chekhov

“One must be a god to be able to tell successes from failures without making a mistake.”
-Anton Chekhov