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Giving Quotes by Fyodor Dostoevsky
- If it were considered desirable to destroy a human being, the only thing necessary would be to give his work a character of uselessness
- Twice two makes four seems to me simply a piece of insolence. Twice two makes four is a pert coxcomb who stands with arms akimbo…
- You know, my boy, he said, it's impossible to love men such as they are. And yet we must. So try to do good to…
- To crush, to annihilate a man utterly, to inflict on him the most terrible of punishments so that the most ferocious murderer would shudder at…
- I agree that two and two make four is an excellent thing; but to give everything its due, two and two make five is also…
- Imagine that you are creating a fabric of human destiny with the object of making men happy in the end, giving them peace and rest…
- Luxuries are easy to take up but very difficult to give up
- And yet I am convinced that man will never give up true suffering- that is, destruction and chaos. Why, suffering is the sole root of…
- ... active love is a harsh and fearful thing compared with the love in dreams. Love in dreams thirsts for immediate action, quickly performed, and…
- Be not forgetful of prayer. Every time you pray, if your prayer is sincere, there will be new feeling and new meaning in it, which…
- I used to analyze myself down to the last thread, used to compare myself with others, recalled all the smallest glances, smiles and words of…
- I did not understand that she was hiding her feelings under irony, that this is usually the last refuge of modest and chaste-souled people when…
- One can tell a child everything, anything. I have often been struck by the fact that parents know their children so little. They should not…
- Grown-up people do not know that a child can give exceedingly good advice even in the most difficult case.
More Giving Quotes
- Dedicate yourself to the good you deserve and desire for yourself. Give yourself peace of mind. You deserve to be happy. You… — Hannah Arendt
- I do think the heart can balance out the mind, if your heart is in a good place it can give you… — Alexis Arguello
- I love the idea of anthropomorphizing machines. I love the idea of taking technology and giving it a personality. — J. J. Abrams
- Most people would rather give than get affection. — Aristotle
- The wise man does not expose himself needlessly to danger, since there are few things for which he cares sufficiently; but he… — Aristotle
- I don't want to do business with those who don't make a profit, because they can't give the best service. — Richard Bach
- Religious people often prefer to be right rather than compassionate. Often, they don't want to give up their egotism. They want their… — Karen Armstrong
- Yet, so far from laboring to know the forbidden tree of worldly pleasures and its various fruits, man gives himself up to… — Johann Arndt
- Give yourself something to work toward - constantly. — Mary Kay Ash
- From what we get, we can make a living; what we give, however, makes a life. — Arthur Ashe
- A subtle thought that is in error may yet give rise to fruitful inquiry that can establish truths of great value. — Isaac Asimov
- For it is in giving that we receive. — Francis of Assisi