Тогда человек станет лучше, когда вы покажете ему, каков он есть…
“
Man will only become better when you make him see what he is like.
• Alternate translation: Man will become better when you show him what he is like.
— Anton Chekhov
What It Means
This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "Man will only become better when you make him see what he is like.
• Alternate translation: Man will become better when you show him what he is like." in the context of "Тогда человек станет лучше, когда вы покажете ему, каков он есть…" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
Source: Wikiquote: "Anton Chekhov" (Quotes, Note-Book of Anton Chekhov (1921): [http://www.gutenberg.org/files/12494/ Translated S. S. Koteliansky and Leonard Woolf)
The 'What it means' explanation text was generated by Google Gemini Flash (accessed January 18, 2026). https://gemini.google.com/app
About Anton Chekhov
Anton Pavlovich Chekhov (Анто́н Па́влович Че́хов) (29 January 1860 – 15 July 1904) (Old Style: 17 January 1860 – 2 July 1904) was a Russian short story writer and playwright.
About Anton Chekhov
Anton Pavlovich Chekhov (Анто́н Па́влович Че́хов) (29 January 1860 – 15 July 1904) (Old Style: 17 January 1860 – 2 July 1904) was a Russian short story writer and playwright.
View all quotes →