Besides, nowadays, almost all capable people are terribly afraid of being ridiculous, and are miserable because of it.
FYODOR DOSTOEVSKYThe 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.
More Fyodor Dostoevsky Quotes
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Above all, don’t lie to yourself. The man who lies to himself and listens to his own lie comes to a point that he cannot distinguish the truth within him, or around him, and so loses all respect for himself and for others. And having no respect he ceases to love.
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The greatest happiness is to know the source of unhappiness.
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I say let the world go to hell, but I should always have my tea.
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It is not the brains that matter most, but that which guides them – the character, the heart, generous qualities, progressive ideas.
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Killing myself was a matter of such indifference to me that I felt like waiting for a moment when it would make some difference.
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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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It is better to be unhappy and know the worst, than to be happy in a fool’s paradise.
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Man grows used to everything, the scoundrel.
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When reason fails, the devil helps!
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To live without Hope is to Cease to live.
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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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Taking a new step, uttering a new word, is what people fear most.
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Right or wrong, it’s very pleasant to break something from time to time.
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People speak sometimes about the “bestial” cruelty of man, but that is terribly unjust and offensive to beasts, no animal could ever be so cruel as a man, so artfully, so artistically cruel.
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Love in action is a harsh and dreadful thing compared with love in dreams.
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