We learn about life not from plusses alone, but from minuses as well. Anton Chekhov More Quotes by Anton Chekhov More Quotes From Anton Chekhov Of course politics is an interesting and engrossing thing. It offers no immutable laws, nearly always prevaricates, but as far asblather and sharpening the mind go, it provides inexhaustible material. Anton Chekhov law mind interesting Life is difficult for those who have the daring to first set out on an unknown road. The avant-garde always has a bad time of it. Anton Chekhov avant-garde life-is firsts I would like to be a free artist and nothing else, and I regret God has not given me the strength to be one. Anton Chekhov given regret artist we all have too many wheels, screws and valves to judge each other on first impressions or one or two pointers. I don't understand you, you don't understand me and we don't understand ourselves. Anton Chekhov first-impression judging two Anna Petrovna: Never talk to women about your own good qualities. Let them find out for themselves. Anton Chekhov good-quality anna quality It is always "Youth, youth," when there is nothing else to be said. Anton Chekhov youth said If you fear loneliness, then don't get married. Anton Chekhov marriage loneliness fear A person loves to talk about his illnesses although that is the least interesting part of his life. Anton Chekhov illness medicine interesting To describe drunkenness for the colorful vocabulary is rather cynical. There is nothing easier than to capitalize on drunkards. Anton Chekhov cynical vocabulary drinking It's easier to write about Socrates than about a young woman or a cook. Anton Chekhov easier literature writing When you're thirsty and it seems that you could drink the entire ocean that's faith; when you start to drink and finish only a glass or two that's science. Anton Chekhov glasses ocean two Sports are positively essential. It is healthy to engage in sports, they are beautiful and liberal, liberal in the sense that nothing serves quite as well to integrate social classes, etc., than street or public games. Anton Chekhov class beautiful sports It's been a long time since I've had champagne. Anton Chekhov champagne long-time long I'm in mourning for my life. Anton Chekhov mourning I should think I'm going to be a perpetual student. Anton Chekhov students should thinking People who lead a lonely existence always have something on their minds that they are eager to talk about. Anton Chekhov being-alone lonely loneliness Reason and justice tell me there's more love for humanity in electricity and steam than in chastity and vegetarianism. Anton Chekhov vegetarianism life science My mistress has come home; at last I've seen her. Now I'm ready to die. Anton Chekhov mistress lasts home The world perishes not from bandits and fires, but from hatred, hostility, and all these petty squabbles. Anton Chekhov hatred literature fire Sometimes we go to a play and after the curtain has been up five minutes we have a sense of being able to settle back in the arms of the playwright. Instinctively we know that the playwright knows his business. Anton Chekhov arms theatre play