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Anton Chekhov

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Anton Chekhov

(1860–1904) · Russian Playwright and short story writer

Anton Pavlovich Chekhov was a Russian playwright and short story writer, widely considered one of the greatest writers of all time. His career as a playwright produced four classics, and his best short stories are held in high esteem by writers and critics.

Passion must be concealed in a society where cold reserve and indifference are the signs of good breeding.
No psychologist should pretend to understand what he does not understand... Only fools and charlatans know everything and understand nothing.
Reason and justice tell me there's more love for humanity in electricity and steam than in chastity and vegetarianism.
It's easier to write about Socrates than about a young woman or a cook.
A writer is not a confectioner, a cosmetic dealer, or an entertainer.
If you cry 'forward', you must without fail make plain in what direction to go.
When a lot of remedies are suggested for a disease, that means it can't be cured.
Doctors are the same as lawyers; the only difference is that lawyers merely rob you, whereas doctors rob you and kill you too.
One must be a god to be able to tell successes from failures without making a mistake.
A fiance is neither this nor that: he's left one shore, but not yet reached the other.