Russian - Dramatist | January 29, 1860 - July 15, 1904
One must be a god to be able to tell successes from failures without making a mistake.
Anton Chekhov
GodMistakeWithoutTellMustAble
When a lot of remedies are suggested for a disease, that means it can't be cured.
DiseaseMeansRemediesLotSuggested
I promise to be an excellent husband, but give me a wife who, like the moon, will not appear every day in my sky.
DaySkyWifeMeMoonHusband
Passion must be concealed in a society where cold reserve and indifference are the signs of good breeding.
GoodPassionSocietyColdSigns
When an actor has money he doesn't send letters, he sends telegrams.
MoneyLettersActorSendHeSends
Doctors are the same as lawyers; the only difference is that lawyers merely rob you, whereas doctors rob you and kill you too.
YouLawyersDifferenceSameOnly
A fiance is neither this nor that: he's left one shore, but not yet reached the other.
ShoreLeftHeReachedNorNeither
The thirst for powerful sensations takes the upper hand both over fear and over compassion for the grief of others.
FearGriefCompassionPowerfulHand
It's easier to write about Socrates than about a young woman or a cook.
WomanYoungWriteCookEasierThan
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