Anton Chekhov1860–1904The quotations of
Anton Chekhov
Russian dramatist and author
1860–1904
32 quotes, most often on Writing, Beauty and Life & Death.
When a person expends the least amount of motion on one action, that is grace.
Letter to Maxim Gorky (January 3, 1899)- Uncle Vanya (1897), Act II
A human being should be entirely beautiful: the face, the clothes, the mind, the thoughts.
Uncle Vanya (1897), Act II, spoken by AstroffIn contextWhen a woman is ugly they always say she has beautiful hair or eyes.
Uncle Vanya (1897), Act III, spoken by SoniaIn context





