1860-1904, Russian Playwright, Short Story Writer
Any idiot can face a crisis, it's the day to day living that wears you out.
Anton Chekhov – [Health]
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 – [Doctors]
If you are afraid of loneliness, don't marry.
Anton Chekhov – [Solitude]
If you cry ''Forward'' you must be sure to make clear the direction in which to go. Don't you see that if you fail to do that and simply call out the word to a monk and a revolutionary, they will go in precisely opposite directions?
Anton Chekhov – [Communication]
Man is what he believes.
Anton Chekhov – [Thoughts and Thinking]
Medicine is my lawful wife and literature my mistress; when I get tired of one, I spend the night with the other.
Anton Chekhov – [Professions and Professionals]
One must be a god to be able to tell successes from failures without making a mistake.
Anton Chekhov – [Success]
When a lot of remedies are suggested for a disease, that means it can't be cured.
Anton Chekhov – [Remedies]
When an actor has money, he doesn't send letters, but telegrams.
Anton Chekhov – [Acting and Actors]