Anton Chekhov

Perhaps the most interesting of all things is the human mind.

There are no easy answers, but there are simple answers. We must have the courage to do what is right.

Happiness is not in money, but in the process of making it.

The aim of fiction is to show what man is like, not to teach him what he ought to be.

Everything on earth is beautiful, everything — except what we ourselves think and do when we forget the higher purposes of life and our own human dignity.

It's not enough to be happy, you must be a good person.

Without work, all life is a putrefaction.

The more refined and subtle one's mind, the more deeply one suffers.

The artist must not be a judge of his characters and their conversations, but only an unbiased witness.

Man is a creature that can get used to anything.

To gain the respect of others, you must first respect yourself.

It is not a question of pessimism or optimism, but of being a good doctor.

The artist's task is not to solve the problem, but to state the problem correctly.

There is nothing new under the sun.

We shall die, and they will bury us, and people will forget us. But we shall leave behind us our children, our thoughts, our work.

The aim of art is to represent life in its forms and colors.

Only during hard work can the soul be at rest.

The common people love to be amused.

It is not the business of the artist to solve problems, but to present them clearly.

What is the purpose of art? To prepare for death, to make us live better.