Who said "The absence of love is the greatest of all poverties."?

This quote is attributed to Anton Chekhov.

The absence of love is the greatest of all poverties. - Anton Chekhov

"The absence of love is the greatest of all poverties."

Anton Chekhov Love

Playwright Novelist Russian 1860–1904

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