Talking nonsense is the sole privilege mankind possesses over the other organisms. It’s by talking nonsense that one gets to the truth! I talk nonsense, therefore I’m human.
FYODOR DOSTOEVSKYIf you want to be respected by others, the great thing is to respect yourself. Only by that, only by self-respect will you compel others to respect you.
More Fyodor Dostoevsky Quotes
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The cleverest of all, in my opinion, is the man who calls himself a fool at least once a month.
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The mystery of human existence lies not in just staying alive, but in finding something to live for.
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To love is to suffer and there can be no love otherwise.
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If there is no God, everything is permitted.
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You will burn and you will burn out; you will be healed and come back again.
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Nothing in this world is harder than speaking the truth, nothing easier than flattery.
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To live without Hope is to Cease to live.
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The degree of civilization in a society can be judged by entering its prisons.
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Man is a mystery. It needs to be unravelled, and if you spend your whole life unravelling it, don’t say that you’ve wasted time. I am studying that mystery because I want to be a human being.
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Besides, nowadays, almost all capable people are terribly afraid of being ridiculous, and are miserable because of it.
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Love in action is a harsh and dreadful thing compared with love in dreams.
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I say let the world go to hell, but I should always have my tea.
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The awful thing is that beauty is mysterious as well as terrible. God and the devil are fighting there and the battlefield is the heart of man.
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The darker the night, the brighter the stars, The deeper the grief, the closer is God!
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To love someone means to see them as God intended them.
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