Killing myself was a matter of such indifference to me that I felt like waiting for a moment when it would make some difference.
FYODOR DOSTOEVSKYIf there is no God, everything is permitted.
More Fyodor Dostoevsky Quotes
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The degree of civilization in a society can be judged by entering its prisons.
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I did not bow down to you, I bowed down to all the suffering of humanity.
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Beauty will save the world.
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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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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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Nothing is easier than to denounce the evildoer; nothing is more difficult than to understand him.
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I love mankind, he said, “but I find to my amazement that the more I love mankind as a whole, the less I love man in particular.
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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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I think the devil doesn’t exist, but man has created him, he has created him in his own image and likeness.
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A hundred suspicions don’t make a proof.
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Right or wrong, it’s very pleasant to break something from time to time.
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To love someone means to see them as God intended them.
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If you want to overcome the whole world, overcome yourself.
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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 greatest happiness is to know the source of unhappiness.
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