Anton Chekhov Quotes about Literature

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A good upbringing means not that you won't spill sauce on the tablecloth, but that you won't notice it when someone else does.

A good upbringing means not that you won't spill sauce on the tablecloth, but that you won't notice it when someone else does.

Anton Chekhov

Mean, Doe, Literature

The world perishes not from bandits and fires, but from hatred, hostility, and all these petty squabbles.

Anton Chekhov

Fire, Hatred, Literature

"Uncle Vanya". Play by Anton Chekhov, 1897.

We learn about life not from plusses alone, but from minuses as well.

Anton Chekhov

Literature, Wells

Letter to A.S. Suvorin, December 23, 1888.

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

Anton Chekhov

Literature, Eccentric, Vodka

"The Little Trilogy: The Man in a Case, Gooseberries, about Love". Book by Anton Chekhov, 1898.

The University brings out all abilities, including incapability.

Anton Chekhov

Literature, Incapability, University

There is nothing new in art except talent.

Anton Chekhov

Art, Genius, Literature

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

Anton Chekhov

Writing, Literature, Easier

Letter to A. S. Suvorin, January 2, 1894.

In my head there is a whole army of people asking to be let out and waiting for the word of command.

Anton Chekhov

Army, People, Literature

"Letters of Anton Chekhov to His Family and Friends: With Biographical Sketch". Book by Anton Chekhov, 1920.

There are people whom even children's literature would corrupt. They read with particular enjoyment the piquant passages in the Psalter and in the Wisdom of Solomon.

Anton Chekhov

Children, People, Literature

Letter to M.V. Kiseleva, January 14, 1887.