If there is no God, everything is permitted.
FYODOR DOSTOEVSKYA beast can never be as cruel as a human being, so artistically, so picturesquely cruel.
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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Love in action is a harsh and dreadful thing compared with love in dreams.
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Nothing is easier than to denounce the evildoer; nothing is more difficult than to understand him.
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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.
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I did not bow down to you, I bowed down to all the suffering of humanity.
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If 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.
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This is my last message to you: in sorrow, seek happiness.
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To live without Hope is to Cease to live.
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The darker the night, the brighter the stars, The deeper the grief, the closer is God!
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Beauty will save the world.
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Pain and suffering are always inevitable for a large intelligence and a deep heart. The really great men must, I think, have great sadness on earth.
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When reason fails, the devil helps!
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What is hell? I maintain that it is the suffering of being unable to love.
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But how could you live and have no story to tell?
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Much unhappiness has come into the world because of bewilderment and things left unsaid.
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