The cleverest of all, in my opinion, is the man who calls himself a fool at least once a month.
FYODOR DOSTOEVSKYThe mystery of human existence lies not in just staying alive, but in finding something to live for.
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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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Nothing in this world is harder than speaking the truth, nothing easier than flattery.
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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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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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To live without Hope is to Cease to live.
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I say let the world go to hell, but I should always have my tea.
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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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Taking a new step, uttering a new word, is what people fear most.
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If you want to overcome the whole world, overcome yourself.
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But how could you live and have no story to tell?
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You will burn and you will burn out; you will be healed and come back again.
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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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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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Besides, nowadays, almost all capable people are terribly afraid of being ridiculous, and are miserable because of it.
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Nothing is easier than to denounce the evildoer; nothing is more difficult than to understand him.
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