Anton Pavlovič Čechov: Frasi in inglese (pagina 6)

Anton Pavlovič Čechov era scrittore, drammaturgo e medico russo. Frasi in inglese.
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“How easy it is, Doctor, to be a philosopher on paper, and how hard it is in life!”

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Anton Chekhov Il gabbiano

Как легко, доктор, быть философом на бумаге и как это трудно на деле!
Act IV http://books.google.com/books?id=ENtYy7K9UmIC&q=%22%D0%9A%D0%B0%D0%BA+%D0%BB%D0%B5%D0%B3%D0%BA%D0%BE+%D0%B4%D0%BE%D0%BA%D1%82%D0%BE%D1%80+%D0%B1%D1%8B%D1%82%D1%8C+%D1%84%D0%B8%D0%BB%D0%BE%D1%81%D0%BE%D1%84%D0%BE%D0%BC+%D0%BD%D0%B0+%D0%B1%D1%83%D0%BC%D0%B0%D0%B3%D0%B5+%D0%B8+%D0%BA%D0%B0%D0%BA+%D1%8D%D1%82%D0%BE+%D1%82%D1%80%D1%83%D0%B4%D0%BD%D0%BE+%D0%BD%D0%B0+%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BB%D0%B5%22&pg=PT51#v=onepage
The Seagull (1896)

“The air of one’s native country is the most healthy air.”

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Letter to his brother, G.M. Chekhov (January 1895)
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“When we retreat to the country, we are hiding not from people, but from our pride, which, in the city and among people, operates unfairly and immoderately.”

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Anton Chekhov

Letter to A.S. Suvorin (March 17, 1892)
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“There is not a single criterion which can serve as the measure of the non-existent, of the non-human.”

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Anton Chekhov

Alternate translation: Not one of our mortal gauges is suitable for evaluating non-existence, for making judgments about that which is not a person.
Ни одна наша смертная мерка не годится для суждения о небытии, о том, что не есть человек.
Note-Book of Anton Chekhov (1921)

“Of course politics is an interesting and engrossing thing. It offers no immutable laws, nearly always prevaricates, but as far as blather and sharpening the mind go, it provides inexhaustible material.”

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Anton Chekhov

Letter to A.S. Suvorin (January 4, 1889)
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“The bourgeoisie loves so-called “positive” types and novels with happy endings since they lull one into thinking that it is fine to simultaneously acquire capital and maintain one’s innocence, to be a beast and still be happy.”

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Letter to A.S. Suvorin (April 13, 1895)
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“A woman can only become a man’s friend in three stages: first, she’s an agreeable acquaintance, then a mistress, and only after that a friend.”

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Act II
Uncle Vanya (1897)

“Once you’ve married, be strict but just with your wife, don’t allow her to forget herself, and when a misunderstanding arises, say: “Don’t forget that I made you happy.””

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Guide for Those Wishing to Marry (1885)

“To describe drunkenness for the colorful vocabulary is rather cynical. There is nothing easier than to capitalize on drunkards.”

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Letter to N.A. Leikin (December 24, 1886)
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“Pharisaism, obtuseness and tyranny reign not only in the homes of merchants and in jails; I see it in science, in literature, and among youth. I consider any emblem or label a prejudice…. My holy of holies is the human body, health, intellect, talent, inspiration, love and the most absolute of freedoms, the freedom from force and falsity in whatever forms they might appear.”

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Letter to Alexei Pleshcheev (October 4, 1888)
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“Who but a stupid barbarian could burn so much beauty in his stove and destroy that which he cannot make?”

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Act I
Uncle Vanya (1897)

“In countries where there is a mild climate, less effort is expended on the struggle with nature and man is kinder and more gentle.”

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Act I
Uncle Vanya (1897)

“We old bachelors smell like dogs, do we? So be it. But I must take issue with your claim that doctors who treat female illnesses are womanizers and cynics at heart. Gynecologists deal with savage prose the likes of which you have never dreamed of.”

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Letter to E.M. Shavrova (September 16, 1891)
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“Death can only be profitable: there’s no need to eat, drink, pay taxes, offend people, and since a person lies in a grave for hundreds or thousands of years, if you count it up the profit turns out to be enormous.”

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Rothschild’s Fiddle (1894)

“Without a knowledge of languages you feel as if you don’t have a passport.”

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Letter to A.S. Suvorin (November 1889)
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“If you can’t distinguish people from lap-dogs, you shouldn’t undertake philanthropic work.”

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Anton Chekhov libro The Princess

The Princess (1889)

“A man who doesn’t drink is not, in my opinion, fully a man.”

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Letter to N.A. Leikin (May 8, 1895)
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“In general, Russia suffers from a frightening poverty in the sphere of facts and a frightening wealth of all types of arguments.”

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Letter to A.S. Suvorin (February 23, 1890)
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“I divide all literary works into two categories: Those I like and those I don’t like. No other criterion exists for me.”

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Letter to I.L. Leontev (March 22, 1890)
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