Anton Chekhov Quotes About Philosophy

Quotes about: Philosophy

• The thirst for powerful sensations takes the upper hand both over fear and over compassion for the grief of others.

  Anton Chekhov

  Powerful, Philosophy, Grief

  "A Dreadful Night". Short story by Anton Chekhov, November 3, 1886.

• Life does not agree with philosophy: There is no happiness that is not idleness, and only what is useless is pleasurable.

  Anton Chekhov

  Philosophy, Doe, Useless

• I should like to meet a philosopher like Nietzsche somewhere in a train or a steamer, and to spend the whole night talking to him. I consider his philosophy won't last long, however. It's more showy than convincing.

  Anton Chekhov

  Wisdom, Philosophy, Night

  "Letters of Anton Chekhov to His Family and Friends: With Biographical Sketch". Book by Anton Chekhov, 1920.

• In Russia there is no philosophy, but philosophize everything, even the small fry.

  Anton Chekhov

  Philosophy, Russia

• While you're playing cards with a regular guy or having a bite to eat with him, he seems a peaceable, good-humoured and not entirely dense person. But just begin a conversation with him about something inedible, politics or science, for instance, and he ends up in a deadend or starts in on such an obtuse and base philosophy that you can only wave your hand and leave.

  Anton Chekhov

  Philosophy, Hands, Guy

  "Ionych". Short story by Anton Chekhov, 1898.

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