Famous quotes containing the words anton pavlovich chekhov, pavlovich chekhov, anton pavlovich, pavlovich and/or chekhov:
“What if something were to come of it?”
—Anton Pavlovich Chekhov (1860–1904)
“There are plenty of good people, but only a very, very few are precise and disciplined.”
—Anton Pavlovich Chekhov (1860–1904)
“A woman can only become a man’s friend in three stages: first, she’s an agreeable acquaintance, then a mistress, and only after that a friend.”
—Anton Pavlovich Chekhov (1860–1904)
“If you can’t distinguish people from lap-dogs, you shouldn’t undertake philanthropic work.”
—Anton Pavlovich Chekhov (1860–1904)
“Humankind has understood history as a series of battles because, to this day, it regards conflict as the central facet of life.”
—Anton Pavlovich Chekhov (1860–1904)