"Life does not agree with philosophy: There is no happiness that is not idleness, and only what is useless is pleasurable."
― Anton Chekhov
Topic(s):
Happiness
― Anton Chekhov
More From Anton Chekhov
- "Doctors are just the same as lawyers; the only difference is that lawyers merely rob you, whereas doctors rob you and kill you too."
- "There is nothing new in art except talent."
- "When you’re thirsty and it seems that you could drink the entire ocean that’s faith; when you start to drink and finish only a glass or two that’s science."
More In Happiness
- "The happiness of every country depends upon the character of its people, rather than the form of its government."― Thomas Chandler Haliburton
- "Happiness will come from materialism, not from meaning."― Andrei Platonov
- "The true secret of happiness lies in taking a genuine interest in all the details of daily life."― William Morris