Anton Chekhov Quotes about Soul

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It's not a matter of old or new forms; a person writes without thinking about any forms, he writes because it flows freely from his soul.

It's not a matter of old or new forms; a person writes without thinking about any forms, he writes because it flows freely from his soul.

Anton Chekhov

Writing, Thinking, Soul

"The Seagull". Play by Anton Chekhov, 1896.

Everything should be first-rate in a person, his face, clothes, soul and thoughts.

Anton Chekhov

Clothes, Soul, Excellence

They say philosophers and wise men are indifferent. Wrong. Indifference is a paralysis of the soul, a premature death.

Anton Chekhov

Wise, Men, Soul

Anton Chekhov (2009). “Selected Stories of Anton Chekov”, p.104, Modern Library

Not one of our mortal gauges is suitable for evaluating non-existence, for making judgments about that which is not a person.

Anton Chekhov

Afterlife, Soul, Gauges

Note-Book of Anton Chekhov, 1921.

For the salvation of his soul the Muslim digs a well. It would be a fine thing if each of us were to leave behind a school, or a well, or something of the sort, so that life would not pass by and retreat into eternity without a trace.

Anton Chekhov

Life, School, Soul

The desire to serve the common good must without fail be a requisite of the soul, a necessity for personal happiness; if it issuesnot from there, but from theoretical or other considerations, it is not at all the same thing.

Anton Chekhov

Soul, Desire, Charity

"Note-Book of Anton Chekhov". Book by Anton Chekhov, 1921.

When performing an autopsy, even the most inveterate spiritualist would have to question where the soul is.

Anton Chekhov

Death, Medicine, Soul

Letter to A.S. Suvorin, May 7, 1889.

When one sees one of the romantic creatures before him he imagines he is looking at some holy being, so wonderful that its one breath could dissolve him in a sea of a thousand charms and delights; but if one looks into the soul -- it's nothing but a common crocodile.

Anton Chekhov

Women, Sea, Soul

Anton Chekhov (2015). “The Collected Works of Anton Chekhov: Novellas, Short Stories, Plays, Letters & Diary: Three Sisters, Seagull , The Shooting Party, Uncle Vanya, Cherry Orchard, Chameleon, Tripping Tongue, On The Road, Vanka, Ward No. Six, Swedish Match, Nightmare, Bear, Reluctant Hero, Joy…”, p.227, e-artnow