“What seems to us serious, significant and important will, in future times, be forgotten or won’t seem important at all. ”
— Anton Chekhov
“People should be beautiful in every way—in their faces, in the way they dress, in their thoughts and in their innermost selves.”
— Anton Chekhov
“That which we experience when we are in love is perhaps our normal state. Being in love shows a person who they should be.”
— Anton Chekhov
“It’s not a matter of old or new forms; a person writes without thinking about any forms, he writes because it flows freely from his soul.”
— Anton Chekhov
“He who doesn’t know how to be a servant should never be allowed to be a master; the interests of public life are alien to anyone who is unable to enjoy others’ successes, and such a person should never be entrusted with public affairs.”
— Anton Chekhov
“If there's any illness for which people offer many remedies, you may be sure that particular illness is incurable, I think.”
— Anton Chekhov