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.
FYODOR DOSTOEVSKYAbove all, don’t lie to yourself. The man who lies to himself and listens to his own lie comes to a point that he cannot distinguish the truth within him, or around him, and so loses all respect for himself and for others. And having no respect he ceases to love.
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If there is no God, everything is permitted.
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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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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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Nothing is easier than to denounce the evildoer; nothing is more difficult than to understand him.
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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 greatest happiness is to know the source of unhappiness.
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Taking a new step, uttering a new word, is what people fear most.
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What is hell? I maintain that it is the suffering of being unable to love.
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I say let the world go to hell, but I should always have my tea.
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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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Man grows used to everything, the scoundrel.
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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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To love someone means to see them as God intended them.
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The man who has a conscience suffers whilst acknowledging his sin. That is his punishment.
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