Famous quotes containing the words anton pavlovich chekhov, pavlovich chekhov, anton pavlovich, pavlovich and/or chekhov:
“Who keeps the tavern and serves up the drinks? The peasant. Who squanders and drinks up money belonging to the peasant commune, the school, the church? The peasant. Who would steal from his neighbor, commit arson, and falsely denounce another for a bottle of vodka? The peasant.”
—Anton Pavlovich Chekhov (1860–1904)
“Thought and beauty, like a hurricane or waves, should not know conventional, delimited forms.”
—Anton Pavlovich Chekhov (1860–1904)
“It is depressing to hear the unfortunate or dying man jest.”
—Anton Pavlovich Chekhov (1860–1904)
“There are plenty of good people, but only a very, very few are precise and disciplined.”
—Anton Pavlovich Chekhov (1860–1904)
“We learn about life not from plusses alone, but from minuses as well.”
—Anton Pavlovich Chekhov (1860–1904)