The degree of civilization in a society can be judged by entering its prisons.
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.
More Fyodor Dostoevsky Quotes
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What is hell? I maintain that it is the suffering of being unable to love.
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The greatest happiness is to know the source of unhappiness.
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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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If you want to overcome the whole world, overcome yourself.
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I am alone, I thought, and they are everybody.
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Nothing in this world is harder than speaking the truth, nothing easier than flattery.
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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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It takes something more than intelligence to act intelligently.
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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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To love someone means to see them as God intended them.
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When reason fails, the devil helps!
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You will burn and you will burn out; you will be healed and come back again.
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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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If there is no God, everything is permitted.
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