Learning and personal development
We learn about life not from pluses alone, but from minuses as well.
— Anton Chekhov (1860–1904), Letter to A.S. Suvorin (December 23, 1888)

Learning and personal development

What it means

We learn from failures and losses as much as from successes. Chekhov counts the minuses as part of an education.

About the author

Anton Chekhov — Russian dramatist and author (1860–1904).

Source and verification

Source
Letter to A.S. Suvorin (December 23, 1888)
Reference
Anton Chekhov on Wikiquote
Checked
Wording and source taken from the sourced section of the author’s Wikiquote page, which cites the work given here (accessed 2026-10-11).
Copyright
Public domain: the author died in 1904.

The explanation above is ToDoMatriX’s own reading of the quote, not the author’s words.

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