Russian novelist, philosopher, short story writer, essayist, and journalist
Suffering is part and parcel of extensive intelligence and a feeling heart. – Fyodor Dostoyevsky
My God, a moment of bliss. Why, isn’t that enough for a whole lifetime? – Fyodor Dostoyevsky
Much unhappiness has come into the world because of bewilderment and things left unsaid. – Fyodor Dostoyevsky
Man only likes to count his troubles; he doesn’t calculate his happiness. – Fyodor Dostoyevsky
The degree of civilization in a society can be judged by entering its prisons. – Fyodor Dostoyevsky
I swear to you gentlemen, that to be overly conscious is a sickness, a real, thorough sickness. – Fyodor Dostoyevsky
We sometimes encounter people, even perfect strangers, who begin to interest us at first sight, somehow suddenly, all at once, before a word has been spoken. – Fyodor Dostoyevsky
But how could you live and have no story to tell? – Fyodor Dostoyevsky
Compassion is the chief law of human existence. – Fyodor Dostoyevsky
The mystery of human existence lies not in just staying alive, but in finding something to live for. – Fyodor Dostoyevsky
To go wrong in one’s own way is better then to go right in someone else’s. – Fyodor Dostoyevsky
I can see the sun, but even if I cannot see the sun, I know that it exists. And to know that the sun is there – that is living. – Fyodor Dostoyevsky
Power is given only to him who dares to stoop and take it … one must have the courage to dare. – Fyodor Dostoyevsky
Lying to ourselves is more deeply ingrained than lying to others. – Fyodor Dostoyevsky
Right or wrong, it’s very pleasant to break something from time to time. – Fyodor Dostoyevsky
Man is a mystery. It needs to be unraveled, and if you spend your whole life unraveling it, don’t say that you’ve wasted time. I am studying that mystery because I want to be a human being. – Fyodor Dostoyevsky
If you wish to glimpse inside a human soul and get to know a man, don’t bother analyzing his ways of being silent, of talking, of weeping, of seeing how much he is moved by noble ideas; you will get better results if you just watch him laugh. If he laughs well, he’s a good man. – Fyodor Dostoyevsky
Besides, nowadays, almost all capable people are terribly afraid of being ridiculous, and are miserable because of it. – Fyodor Dostoyevsky
I say let the world go to hell, but I should always have my tea. – Fyodor Dostoyevsky
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