“Your worst sin is that you have destroyed and betrayed yourself for nothing.” — Fyodor Dostoevsky Copy Share Image
The death of a child is the greatest reason to doubt the existence of God. — Fyodor Dostoevsky Atheist Copy Share Image
My feelings, gratitude, for instance, are denied me simply because of my social position. — Fyodor Dostoevsky Copy Share Image
The degree of a nation’s civilization can be seen in the way it treats its prisoners — Fyodor Dostoevsky Civilization Copy Share Image
“In fact, I believe that the best definition of man is the ungrateful biped.” — Fyodor Dostoevsky Copy Share Image
“For the secret of human existence lies not only in living, but in knowing what to live for.” — Fyodor Dostoevsky Human existence Copy Share Image
“if one waits for everyone to get wiser it will take too long….” — Fyodor Dostoevsky Copy Share Image
Put away your gods and come and worship ours, or we will kill you and your gods! — Fyodor Dostoevsky Funny Copy Share Image
The greater the stupidity, the greater the clarity. Stupidity is brief and guileless, while wit equivocates and hides. Wit is a scoundrel,… — Fyodor Dostoevsky Clarity Copy Share Image
“You can never be sure of what has passed between husband and wife or lover and mistress. There's always a little corner… — Fyodor Dostoevsky Husband and wife Copy Share Image
“The awful thing is that beauty is mysterious as well as terrible. God and the devil are fighting there and the battlefield… — Fyodor Dostoevsky Beauty Copy Share Image
Don’t let us forget that the causes of human actions are usually immeasurably more complex and varied than our subsequent explanations of… — Fyodor Dostoevsky Abandonment Copy Share Image
Perhaps I really regard myself as an intelligent man only because throughout my entire life I've never been able to start or… — Fyodor Dostoevsky Copy Share Image
Man is unhappy because he doesn't know he's happy. If anyone finds out he'll become happy at once. — Fyodor Dostoevsky Happiness Copy Share Image
If it were considered desirable to destroy a human being, the only thing necessary would be to give his work a character… — Fyodor Dostoevsky Character Copy Share Image
“While analyzing some already-existing opinions on the subject, he also expressed his own view. The main thing was the tone of the… — Fyodor Dostoevsky Copy Share Image
It's a burden to us even to be human beings-men with our own real body and blood; we are ashamed of it,… — Fyodor Dostoevsky Ashamed Copy Share Image
It wasn't the New World that mattered...Columbus died almost without seeing it; and not really knowing what he had discovered. It's life… — Fyodor Dostoevsky Copy Share Image
Such power!" Adelaida cried all at once, peering greedily at the portrait over her sister's shoulder. "Where? What power?" Lizaveta Prokofyevna asked… — Fyodor Dostoevsky Copy Share Image
“And if only fate would have sent him repentance - burning repentance that would have torn his heart and robbed him of… — Fyodor Dostoevsky Destiny Copy Share Image
For I love the empress of my soul. I love and I cannot but love. You yourself see the whole of me.… — Fyodor Dostoevsky Empress Copy Share Image
There is only one way to salvation, and that is to make yourself responsible for all men's sins. As soon as you… — Fyodor Dostoevsky Copy Share Image
I suddenly dreamt that I picked up the revolver and aimed it straight at my heart my heart, and not my head;… — Fyodor Dostoevsky Candle Copy Share Image
“If you are penitent, you love. And if you love you are of God. All things are atoned for, all things are… — Fyodor Dostoevsky Love Copy Share Image
“Because it begins to seem to me at such times that I am incapable of beginning a life in real life, because… — Fyodor Dostoevsky Dreamer Copy Share Image
“For goodness sake,' they'll cry, 'you cannot argue against it--two times two is four! Nature doesn't consult you; it doesn't give a… — Fyodor Dostoevsky Strong enough Copy Share Image
Love all God’s creation, both the whole and every grain of sand. Love every leaf, every ray of light. Love the animals,… — Fyodor Dostoevsky Animal Copy Share Image
“Some sleepers have intelligent faces even in sleep, while other faces, even intelligent ones, become very stupid in sleep and therefore ridiculous.… — Fyodor Dostoevsky Change for the better Copy Share Image
“Give a man love and he will trade his crown for a kiss. Break a man's heart and he will raise empires… — Fyodor Dostoevsky Affection Copy Share Image
“To kill for murder is an immeasurably greater evil than the crime itself. Murder by legal process is immeasurably more dreadful than… — Fyodor Dostoevsky Death Copy Share Image
“I am leaving now; but know, Katerina Ivanovna, that you indeed love only him. And the more he insults you, the more… — Fyodor Dostoevsky Dignity Copy Share Image
“I am a sick man... I am a spiteful man. I am an unpleasant man. I think my liver is diseased. However,… — Fyodor Dostoevsky Philosophy Copy Share Image
... you can never be sure of what has passed between husband and wife or lover and mistress. — Fyodor Dostoevsky Husband Copy Share Image
Happiness lies not in happiness but only in the attempt to achieve it. — Fyodor Dostoevsky Copy Share Image
It’s not God that I don’t accept, Alyosha, only I most respectfully return him the ticket. — Fyodor Dostoevsky Copy Share Image
The more incompetent one feels, the more eager he is to fight. — Fyodor Dostoevsky Conflict Copy Share Image
“E ke vene re, Seriozha? Sikur qesh me ty duket, kurse ne te vertete nuk te qesh, te do...” — Fyodor Dostoevsky Albanian Copy Share Image
If you love everything, you will perceive the divine mystery of things. — Fyodor Dostoevsky Animal love Copy Share Image
