Reason and justice tell me there's more love for humanity in electricity and steam than in chastity and vegetarianism.

Quote by Anton Chekhov

Topics: Anton Chekhov Quotes

Don't tell me the moon is shining; show me the glint of light on broken...

Don't tell me the moon is shining; show me the glint of light on broken...

No matter how corrupt and unjust a convict may be, he loves fairness more than...

No matter how corrupt and unjust a convict may be, he loves fairness more than...

It's easier to write about Socrates than about a young woman or a cook.

It's easier to write about Socrates than about a young woman or a cook.

We shall find peace. We shall hear angels, we shall see the sky sparkling with...

We shall find peace. We shall hear angels, we shall see the sky sparkling with...

No psychologist should pretend to understand what he does not understand... Only fools and charlatans...

No psychologist should pretend to understand what he does not understand... Only fools and charlatans...

There is nothing new in art except talent.

There is nothing new in art except talent.

Doctors are the same as lawyers; the only difference is that lawyers merely rob you,...

Doctors are the same as lawyers; the only difference is that lawyers merely rob you,...

One must be a god to be able to tell successes from failures without making...

One must be a god to be able to tell successes from failures without making...

A good upbringing means not that you won't spill sauce on the tablecloth, but that...

A good upbringing means not that you won't spill sauce on the tablecloth, but that...

When an actor has money he doesn't send letters, he sends telegrams.

When an actor has money he doesn't send letters, he sends telegrams.

To judge between good or bad, between successful and unsuccessful would take the eye of...

To judge between good or bad, between successful and unsuccessful would take the eye of...

All of life and human relations have become so incomprehensibly complex that, when you think...

All of life and human relations have become so incomprehensibly complex that, when you think...

When a woman isn't beautiful, people always say, 'You have lovely eyes, you have lovely...

When a woman isn't beautiful, people always say, 'You have lovely eyes, you have lovely...

Any idiot can face a crisis - it's day to day living that wears you...

Any idiot can face a crisis - it's day to day living that wears you...

When a lot of remedies are suggested for a disease, that means it can't be...

When a lot of remedies are suggested for a disease, that means it can't be...

Any idiot can face a crisis, it's day to day living that wears you out.

Any idiot can face a crisis, it's day to day living that wears you out.

Money, like vodka, turns a person into an eccentric.

Money, like vodka, turns a person into an eccentric.

Only entropy comes easy.

Only entropy comes easy.

The thirst for powerful sensations takes the upper hand both over fear and over compassion...

The thirst for powerful sensations takes the upper hand both over fear and over compassion...

The University brings out all abilities, including incapability.

The University brings out all abilities, including incapability.