The world perishes not from bandits and fires, but from hatred, hostility, and all these petty squabbles. — Anton Chekhov
To judge between good or bad, between successful and unsuccessful would take the eye of a God. — Anton Chekhov
People who lead a lonely existence always have something on their minds that they are eager to talk about. — Anton Chekhov
Reason and justice tell me there’s more love for humanity in electricity and steam than in chastity and vegetarianism. — Anton Chekhov
The thirst for powerful sensations takes the upper hand both over fear and over compassion for the grief of others. — 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
No matter how corrupt and unjust a convict may be, he loves fairness more than anything else — Anton Chekhov
Life does not agree with philosophy: there is no happiness that is not idleness, and only what is useless is pleasurable. — 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 — Anton Chekhov
Faith is an aptitude of the spirit. It is, in fact, a talent: you must be born with it. — Anton Chekhov
How unbearable at times are people who are happy, people for whom everything works out. — Anton Chekhov
I promise to be an excellent husband, but give me a wife who, like the moon, will not appear every day in my sky. — Anton Chekhov
My own experience is that once a story has been written, one has to cross out the beginning and the end. — Anton Chekhov