ANTON CHEKHOV QUOTES

A fiancé is neither this nor that: he’s left one shore, but not yet reached the other.

A grimy fly can soil the entire wall and a small, dirty little act can ruin the entire proceedings.

A man who doesn’t drink is not, in my opinion, fully a man.

A nice man would feel ashamed even before a dog

A woman can only become a man’s friend in three stages: first, she’s an agreeable acquaintance, then a mistress, and only after that a friend.

All of life and human relations have become so incomprehensibly complex that, when you think about it, it becomes terrifying and your heart stands still.

Although you may tell lies, people will believe you, if only you speak with authority.

An enormously vast field lies between “God exists” and “there is no God.” The truly wise man traverses it with great difficulty.

Any idiot can face a crisis, it is this day-to-day living that wears you out.”

As I shall lie in the grave alone, so in fact I live alone.