Faith is an aptitude of the spirit. It is, in fact, a talent: you must be born with it.

More Quotes by Anton Chekhov

There is nothing new in art except talent.

A good upbringing means not that you won't spill sauce on the tablecloth, but that you won't notice it when someone else does.

Any idiot can face a crisis - it's day to day living that wears you out.

You must trust and believe in people or life becomes impossible.

Love, friendship and respect do not unite people as much as a common hatred for something.

Medicine is my lawful wife and literature my mistress; when I get tired of one, I spend the night with the other.