Man grows used to everything, the scoundrel.
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.
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Beauty will save the world.
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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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The degree of civilization in a society can be judged by entering its prisons.
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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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Right or wrong, it’s very pleasant to break something from time to time.
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Nothing is easier than to denounce the evildoer; nothing is more difficult than to understand him.
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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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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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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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When reason fails, the devil helps!
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I did not bow down to you, I bowed down to all the suffering of humanity.
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The greatest happiness is to know the source of unhappiness.
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But how could you live and have no story to tell?
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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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