“Man is what he believes.”

— Anton Chekhov · Wisdom quote

Man is what he believes. — Anton Chekhov quote card
Playwright and story writer · 1860 – 1904

Anton Chekhov was a Russian playwright and master of the short story, a practising doctor who wrote The Cherry Orchard, Uncle Vanya and hundreds of stories. His restrained, humane art reshaped both the theatre and short fiction of the 20th century.

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