Wisdom Quote by Anton Chekhov — Inspiring Words on Life, Love & Wisdom

“And only now, when he was gray-haired, had he fallen in love properly, thoroughly, for the first time in his life.”

“After us they'll fly in hot air balloons, coat styles will change, perhaps they'll discover a sixth sense and cultivate it, but life will remain the same, a hard life full of secrets, but happy. And a thousand years from now man will still be sighing, "Oh! Life is so hard!" and will still, like now, be afraid of death and not want to die.”

“And what does it mean -- dying? Perhaps man has a hundred senses, and only the five we know are lost at death, while the other ninety-five remain alive.”

“And I despise your books, I despise wisdom and the blessings of this world. It is all worthless, fleeting, illusory, and deceptive, like a mirage. You may be proud, wise, and fine, but death will wipe you off the face of the earth as though you were no more than mice burrowing under the floor, and your posterity, your history, your immortal geniuses will burn or freeze together with the earthly globe.”

“There is nothing good in this world that does not have some filth in its origin.”

“...they say [Finn] has tasted the Nuts of Wisdom." Elatha laughed. "Perhaps the Nuts of Wisdom will gird him against your sister.”

“I've learned .... That opportunities are never lost; someone will take the ones you miss.”

“This is what it means to say the heart is more than a pumping machine.”

“Compassion is love that rolls up its sleeves, and gets to work.”

“Don't be afraid if the truth reveals itself to you and it is not what you were expecting to find. Many people reject truth when it is shown to them because it seems too simple.”

“I've come to believe that all my past failure and frustration were actually laying”