Man must work by the sweat of his brow whatever his class, and that should make up the… — Anton Chekhov
Man must work by the sweat of his brow whatever his class, and that should make up the whole meaning and purpose of his life and happiness and contentment.
In the original Russian
Человек должен трудиться, работать в поте лица, кто бы он ни был, и в этом одном заключается смысл и цель его жизни, его счастье, его восторги.
1901
★ 1.9Provenance
Current citation
Chekhov, Anton. "Three Sisters." Plays: Ivanov; The Seagull' Uncle Vanya; Three Sisters; The Cherry Orchard, translated by Peter Carson. Penguin Classics, 2002, act 1.
Original citation
Chekhov, Anton. Три сeстры́ [Three Sisters]. Directed by Knostatin Stanislavski and Vladimir Nemirovich-Danchenko. 31 Jan. 1901, Moscow Art Theatre, Moscow, Russia, act 1.
