“The truly great are, in my view, always bound to feel a great sense of sadness during their time upon earth.” — Fyodor Dostoyevsky Copy Share Image
“if [God] doesn't exist, man is the chief of the earth, of the universe. Magnificent! Only how is he going to be… — Fyodor Dostoyevsky Copy Share Image
“Poor people are subject to fancies — this is a provision of nature.” — Fyodor Dostoyevsky Copy Share Image
“There is no sin, and there can be no sin on all the earth, which the Lord will not forgive to the… — Fyodor Dostoyevsky Copy Share Image
“An angel in heaven I've told already; but I want to tell an angel on earth.” — Fyodor Dostoyevsky Copy Share Image
“The silence of earth seemed to melt into the silence of the heavens. The mystery of earth was one with the mystery… — Fyodor Dostoyevsky Copy Share Image
“Whoever infringes upon individual 'charity' infringes upon man's nature and scorns his personal dignity” — Fyodor Dostoyevsky Copy Share Image
“There is something in expressly touching in nature round Petersburg, when at the approach of spring she puts forth all her might,… — Fyodor Dostoyevsky Copy Share Image
“Father,' he asked, 'are rich people stronger than anyone else on earth?' 'Yes Ilusha,' I said, 'there are no people on earth… — Fyodor Dostoyevsky Copy Share Image
“And how many ideas have there been upon earth, in human history, which only ten years earlier were unimaginable and which suddenly… — Fyodor Dostoyevsky Copy Share Image
“For men are made for happiness, and any one who is completely happy has a right to say to himself, ‘I am… — Fyodor Dostoyevsky Copy Share Image
“I think thus of Satan's pride: it is difficult for us on earth to comprehend it, and therefore, how easy it is… — Fyodor Dostoyevsky Copy Share Image
“But the foolish children will have to learn some day that, rebels though they be and riotous from nature, they are too… — Fyodor Dostoyevsky Copy Share Image
“Let me tell you, novice, that the absurd is only too necessary on earth. The world stands on absurdities, and perhaps nothing… — Fyodor Dostoyevsky Copy Share Image
Without a firm idea of himself and the purpose of his life, man cannot live, and would sooner destroy himself than remain… — Fyodor Dostoyevsky Copy Share Image
“I understand, of course, what an upheaval of the universe it will be when everything in heaven and earth blends in one… — Fyodor Dostoyevsky Copy Share Image
“On our earth we can only love sincerely with suffering and through suffering. We do not know how to love any other… — Fyodor Dostoyevsky Copy Share Image
“Laugh away; I will put up with any mockery rather than pretend that I am satisfied when I am hungry. I know,… — Fyodor Dostoyevsky Copy Share Image
“Listen, then: we are not with you, but with him, that is our secret! For a long time now - eight centuries… — Fyodor Dostoyevsky Copy Share Image
“And who knows (one cannot vouch for it), perhaps the whole goal mankind strives for on earth consists just in this ceaselessness… — Fyodor Dostoyevsky Copy Share Image
“...we are of a broad, Karamazovian nature--and this is what I am driving at--capable of containing all possible opposites and of contemplating… — Fyodor Dostoyevsky Copy Share Image
“Remember especially that you cannot be the judge of anyone. For there can be no judge of a criminal on earth until… — Fyodor Dostoyevsky Copy Share Image
“His position at that moment was like the position of a man standing over a frightful precipice, when the earth breaks away… — Fyodor Dostoyevsky Copy Share Image
“And yet everyone goes toward one and the same thing, at least everyone strives for one and the same thing, from the… — Fyodor Dostoyevsky Copy Share Image
“[Alyosha] was to some extent a youth of our last epoch — that is, honest in nature, desiring the truth, seeking for… — Fyodor Dostoyevsky Copy Share Image
“Repeat to yourself every day and as often as you can: ‘O Lord, have mercy on all those who will appear before… — Fyodor Dostoyevsky Copy Share Image
“Love God's people. Because we have come here and shut ourselves within these walls, we are no holier than those that are… — Fyodor Dostoyevsky Copy Share Image
“Whoever infringes upon individual 'charity,'" I began, "infringes upon man's nature and scorns his personal dignity. But the organizing of 'social charity'… — Fyodor Dostoyevsky Copy Share Image
“If the wickedness of people arouses indignation and insurmountable grief in you, to the point that you desire to revenge yourself upon… — Fyodor Dostoyevsky Copy Share Image
“[The Devil] "This legend is about paradise. There was, they say, a certain thinker and philospher here on your earth, who 'rejected… — Fyodor Dostoyevsky Copy Share Image
“For each now strives to isolate his person as much as possible from the others, wishing to experience within himself life's completeness,… — Fyodor Dostoyevsky Copy Share Image
“Do you suppose, gentlemen, that our children as they grow up and begin to reason can avoid such questions? No, they cannot,… — Fyodor Dostoyevsky Copy Share Image
“Oh, how awful is truth on earth! That exquisite creature, that gentle spirit, that heaven - she was a tyrant, she was… — Fyodor Dostoyevsky Copy Share Image
“Love one another, fathers," the elder taught (as far as Alyosha could recall afterwards). "Love God's people. For we are not holier… — Fyodor Dostoyevsky Copy Share Image
“because I am the nastiest, stupidest, absurdest and most envious of all the worms on earth, who are not a bit better… — Fyodor Dostoyevsky Copy Share Image
“Have you noticed how dogs sniff at one another when they meet? It seems to be their nature. - Yes; it's a… — Fyodor Dostoyevsky Copy Share Image
“There is no doubt that these legendary gentlemen were capable of experiencing, even to an intense degree, the sensation of fear--otherwise they… — Fyodor Dostoyevsky Copy Share Image
“The plague spread and moved on. In the whole world only a few people were able to save themselves: the pure and… — Fyodor Dostoyevsky Copy Share Image
“For know, dear ones, that every one of us is undoubtedly responsible for all men- and everything on earth, not merely through… — Fyodor Dostoyevsky Copy Share Image
“And you and I had better go work on the land. I want to scrape the earth with my hands.” — Fyodor Dostoyevsky Copy Share Image
“Beauty is not only a terrible thing, it is also a mysterious thing. There God and the Devil strive for mastery, and the battleground… — Fyodor Dostoyevsky Copy Share Image
“Listen! I know it's not right to talk. Better to set an example, better to just start - I have already started - and… — Fyodor Dostoyevsky Copy Share Image
“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… — Fyodor Dostoyevsky Copy Share Image
“And what if there are only spiders there, or something of that sort” — Fyodor Dostoyevsky Copy Share Image
“I repeat, I repeat with emphasis: all "direct" persons and men of action are active just because they are stupid and limited. How explain… — Fyodor Dostoyevsky Copy Share Image
“He is a man of intelligence, but to act sensibly, intelligence is not enough.” — Fyodor Dostoyevsky Copy Share Image
“if [God] doesn't exist, man is the chief of the earth, of the universe. Magnificent! Only how is he going to be good without… — Fyodor Dostoyevsky Copy Share Image
“From an encounter in 1862... “Dickens told me,” Dostoyevsky recalled in a letter written years later, “that all the good, simple people in his… — Fyodor Dostoyevsky Copy Share Image
“It must be the top drawer," he reflected. "So she carries the keys in a pocket on the right. All in one bunch on… — Fyodor Dostoyevsky Copy Share Image
“- You take evil for good. It's a passing crisis. It's the result of your illness, perhaps. - You do despise me! It's simply… — Fyodor Dostoyevsky Copy Share Image
“Clouds overlaid the sky as with a shroud of mist, and everything looked sad, rainy, and threatening under a fine drizzle which was beating… — Fyodor Dostoyevsky Copy Share Image
![“if [God] doesn't exist, man is the chief of the earth, of the universe. Magnificent! Only how is he going to be good without God?” quote by Fyodor Dostoyevsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/09b/fyodor-dostoyevsky-94_ethics_if-god-doesn-t-exist-man-is-the-chief-of_16023.jpg)
![“[Alyosha] was to some extent a youth of our last epoch — that is, honest in nature, desiring the truth, seeking for it and believing in it, and seeking to serve it at once with all the strength of his soul, seeking for immediate action, and ready to sacrifice everything, life itself, for it…” quote by Fyodor Dostoyevsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/093/fyodor-dostoyevsky-94_hard-work_alyosha-was-to-some-extent-a-youth-of-ou_751359.jpg)
![“[The Devil] "This legend is about paradise. There was, they say, a certain thinker and philospher here on your earth, who 'rejected all--laws, conscience faith, and, above all, the future life. He died and thought he'd go straight into darkness and death, but no--there was the future life before…” quote by Fyodor Dostoyevsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/311/fyodor-dostoyevsky-94_future-life_the-devil-this-legend-is-about-paradise_1737212.jpg)
