Golden verses share Chekhov’s sober and sharp philosophy

Chekhov's sober and sharp philosophy

Life will digest everything without help or consent

Simplicity is the sister of genius.

——Chekhov

Everything about a person should be beautiful: face, clothes, soul, and thoughts. ——Chekhov

It is embarrassing to feel that oneself in this world

is a superfluous ornament.

That is very embarrassing.

It is scary to live without a goal. ——Chekhov

When asking for help,

It is easier to ask for help from the poor than from the rich. ——Chekhov

Faith is spiritual labor; animals have no faith, and savages and primitive people only have fear and doubt. Only a noble organization can achieve faith.

——Chekhov

How many good years will we have in the future? In that series of long days, I will always love you. ——Chekhov

I feel good about myself and have not lost weight.

I am full of hope for the future. The weather was perfect and the money was next to nothing. ——Chekhov

People should be wise in wisdom, morally innocent, and physically clean. ——Chekhov

Being dissatisfied with oneself is one of the fundamental characteristics of any truly talented person. ——Chekhov

Where there is love, there is desperate trust. ——Chekhov

I really want to eat, drink, sleep, and talk about literature. In other words, I can do nothing and feel like a decent person at the same time. ——Chekhov

Aphids eat grass, rust eats iron, and hypocrisy eats the soul.

——Chekhov

Human eyes only open when they fail.

——Chekhov

Even on a smooth road, people are still prone to falling; in fact,

This is the destiny of human beings! If you don't make big mistakes, you will make small mistakes. ——Chekhov

How wonderful it would be if the life that had been lived was just a draft,

There was another life that was written down. ——Chekhov

For people, difficulties and torture are like a hammer hitting a blank. What should be knocked off are fragile iron filings, and what will be forged into a sharp steel knife. ——Chekhov

Only an ignorant person like you would be angry with a wolf because nature gave it sharp teeth. ——Chekhov

Do you write for money? But I have never had money, because I am not used to having money, and I am indifferent to money. I can't muster the motivation to write for money. ——Chekhov

I will try my best to earn as much money as possible so that I can do nothing in the summer... ——Chekhov

I think I will have a big family next spring. When it comes to money, I judge it based on superstition: if you don’t have money, you will soon have it. ——Chekhov

I have no money to use, but I am too lazy to make money. Please send me some money! I will never break my promise:

I am only lazy until May, and I will sit down to write from June 1st.

——Chekhov