Anton Chekhov on Human Nature
Browse 5 quotations attributed to Anton Chekhov, catalogued under Human Nature, with dates where available.
This page displays 5 quotations attributed to Anton Chekhov and filed under "Human Nature" in QuoteLineage. The selection is ordered by stored importance and quality scores, not citation counts. A topic label describes how an entry is catalogued; it does not establish the theme's importance in the author's work.
Attributed to Anton Chekhov, entry #199337: "If you can’t distinguish people from lap-dogs, you shouldn’t undertake philanthropic work."
Attributed to Anton Chekhov, entry #84389: "There is not a single criterion which can serve as the measure of the non-existent, of the non-human."
5 Quotes by Anton Chekhov on Human Nature
"If you can’t distinguish people from lap-dogs, you shouldn’t undertake philanthropic work."
"There is not a single criterion which can serve as the measure of the non-existent, of the non-human."
"There are plenty of good people, but only a very, very few are precise and disciplined."
"Tell me, pleez, my sawl, when will I live like human, that is, to work and not to be in need? Now I work, and I'm in need, and I spoil my reputation by the need to write bullshit."
"I observed that after marriage people cease to be curious."