Besides, nowadays, almost all capable people are terribly afraid of being ridiculous, and are miserable because of it.
FYODOR DOSTOEVSKYPeople 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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The soul is healed by being with children.
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Much unhappiness has come into the world because of bewilderment and things left unsaid.
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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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You can be sincere and still be stupid.
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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 say let the world go to hell, but I should always have my tea.
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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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A beast can never be as cruel as a human being, so artistically, so picturesquely cruel.
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To love is to suffer and there can be no love otherwise.
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Talking nonsense is the sole privilege mankind possesses over the other organisms. It’s by talking nonsense that one gets to the truth! I talk nonsense, therefore I’m human.
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The darker the night, the brighter the stars, The deeper the grief, the closer is God!
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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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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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Right or wrong, it’s very pleasant to break something from time to time.
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The degree of civilization in a society can be judged by entering its prisons.
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