Anton Chekhov on Power
Browse 5 quotations attributed to Anton Chekhov, catalogued under power, with dates where available.
This page displays 5 quotations attributed to Anton Chekhov and filed under "power" 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 #52063: "Watching a woman make Russian pancakes, you might think that she was calling on the spirits or extracting from the batter the philosopher’s stone."
Attributed to Anton Chekhov, entry #171911: "The thirst for powerful sensations takes the upper hand both over fear and over compassion for the grief of others."
5 Quotes by Anton Chekhov on Power
"Watching a woman make Russian pancakes, you might think that she was calling on the spirits or extracting from the batter the philosopher’s stone."
"The thirst for powerful sensations takes the upper hand both over fear and over compassion for the grief of others."
"Although you may tell lies, people will believe you, if only you speak with authority."
"I try to catch every sentence, every word you and I say, and quickly lock all these sentences and words away in my literary storehouse because they might come in handy."
"In one-act pieces there should be only rubbish—that is their strength."