Medicine is my lawful wife and literature my mistress when I get tired of one, I spend the night with the other. – Anton Chekhov
In nature a repulsive caterpillar turns into a lovely butterfly. But with humans it is the other way around: a lovely butterfly turns into a repulsive caterpillar. – Anton Chekhov
No matter how corrupt and unjust a convict may be, he loves fairness more than anything else. If the people placed over him are unfair, from year to year he lapses into an embittered state characterized by an extreme lack of faith. – Anton Chekhov
When a lot of remedies are suggested for a disease, that means it cant be cured. – Anton Chekhov