You can be sincere and still be stupid.
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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It is better to be unhappy and know the worst, than to be happy in a fool’s paradise.
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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 is to suffer and there can be no love otherwise.
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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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The man who has a conscience suffers whilst acknowledging his sin. That is his punishment.
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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 overcome the whole world, overcome yourself.
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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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Much unhappiness has come into the world because of bewilderment and things left unsaid.
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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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The cleverest of all, in my opinion, is the man who calls himself a fool at least once a month.
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A hundred suspicions don’t make a proof.
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To love someone means to see them as God intended them.
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A beast can never be as cruel as a human being, so artistically, so picturesquely cruel.
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It takes something more than intelligence to act intelligently.
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