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.
FYODOR DOSTOEVSKYIf you want to overcome the whole world, overcome yourself.
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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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Nothing in this world is harder than speaking the truth, nothing easier than flattery.
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I am alone, I thought, and they are everybody.
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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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A beast can never be as cruel as a human being, so artistically, so picturesquely cruel.
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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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A hundred suspicions don’t make a proof.
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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 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 soul is healed by being with children.
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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.
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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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To live without Hope is to Cease to live.
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You will burn and you will burn out; you will be healed and come back again.
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Much unhappiness has come into the world because of bewilderment and things left unsaid.
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