It is not the brains that matter most, but that which guides them – the character, the heart, generous qualities, progressive ideas.
FYODOR DOSTOEVSKYI 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.
More Fyodor Dostoevsky Quotes
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If there is no God, everything is permitted.
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Right or wrong, it’s very pleasant to break something from time to time.
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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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Man is sometimes extraordinarily, passionately, in love with suffering.
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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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You will burn and you will burn out; you will be healed and come back again.
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The man who has a conscience suffers whilst acknowledging his sin. That is his punishment.
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The darker the night, the brighter the stars, The deeper the grief, the closer is God!
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Love in action is a harsh and dreadful thing compared with love in dreams.
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Man grows used to everything, the scoundrel.
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What is hell? I maintain that it is the suffering of being unable to love.
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Much unhappiness has come into the world because of bewilderment and things left unsaid.
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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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It is better to be unhappy and know the worst, than to be happy in a fool’s paradise.
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This is my last message to you: in sorrow, seek happiness.
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