--- title: "3 Corporal punishment Quotes By Fyodor Dostoyevsky" description: "3 Corporal punishment quotes by Fyodor Dostoyevsky. Plus more from Fyodor Dostoyevsky and more Corporal punishment sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/aef/fyodor-dostoyevsky-94_corporal-punishment_in-short-the-right-given-to-one-man-to-i_664094.jpg" --- > [“In short, the right given to one man to inflict corporal punishment on another is one of the ulcers of society, one…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fyodor-dostoyevsky/in-short-the-right-given-to-one-man-to-inflict-corporal-punishment-on/) [Fyodor Dostoyevsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fyodor-dostoyevsky/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/aef/fyodor-dostoyevsky-94_corporal-punishment_in-short-the-right-given-to-one-man-to-i_664094.jpg) > [“And why are you so firmly, so triumphantly, convinced that only the normal and the positive--in other words, only what is conducive…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fyodor-dostoyevsky/and-why-are-you-so-firmly-so-triumphantly-convinced-that-only-the/) [Fyodor Dostoyevsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fyodor-dostoyevsky/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/99c/fyodor-dostoyevsky-94_ask-yourself_and-why-are-you-so-firmly-so-triumphantl_801827.jpg) > [“Consciousness, for instance, is infinitely superior to twice two makes four. Once you have mathematical certainty there is nothing left to do…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fyodor-dostoyevsky/consciousness-for-instance-is-infinitely-superior-to-twice-two-makes/) [Fyodor Dostoyevsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fyodor-dostoyevsky/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f92/fyodor-dostoyevsky-94_corporal-punishment_consciousness-for-instance-is-infinitely_1674959.jpg) ## More by Fyodor Dostoyevsky > [“Beauty is not only a terrible thing, it is also a mysterious thing. There God and the Devil strive for mastery, and the battleground…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fyodor-dostoyevsky/beauty-is-not-only-a-terrible-thing-it-is-also-a-mysterious-thing/) [Fyodor Dostoyevsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fyodor-dostoyevsky/) > [“Listen! I know it's not right to talk. Better to set an example, better to just start - I have already started - and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fyodor-dostoyevsky/listen-i-know-it-s-not-right-to-talk-better-to-set-an-example-better/) [Fyodor Dostoyevsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fyodor-dostoyevsky/) > [“When all are undressed, one is somehow not ashamed, but when one's the only one undressed and everybody is looking, it's degrading,' he kept…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fyodor-dostoyevsky/when-all-are-undressed-one-is-somehow-not-ashamed-but-when-one-s-the/) [Fyodor Dostoyevsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fyodor-dostoyevsky/) > [“And what if there are only spiders there, or something of that sort”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fyodor-dostoyevsky/and-what-if-there-are-only-spiders-there-or-something-of-that-sort/) [Fyodor Dostoyevsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fyodor-dostoyevsky/) > [“The morning was so damp and misty”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fyodor-dostoyevsky/the-morning-was-so-damp-and-misty/) [Fyodor Dostoyevsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fyodor-dostoyevsky/) > [“I repeat, I repeat with emphasis: all "direct" persons and men of action are active just because they are stupid and limited. 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