Despair Quote by Fyodor Dostoevsky

“But it's in despair that you discover the most intense pleasure, especially when you are acutely conscious of the hopelessness of your predicament.”

— Fyodor Dostoyevsky

“It's precisely in despair that you find the most intense pleasure, especially if you are already powerfully conscious of the hopelessness of your predicament.”

— Fyodor Dostoyevsky

“In despair there are the most intense enjoyments, especially when one is acutely conscious of the hopelessness of one's position.”

— Fyodor Dostoyevsky

“...despair can hold the most intense sorts of pleasure when one is strongly conscious of the hopelessness of one's position...”

— Fyodor Dostoevsky

In the mind engaged in struggling with hardship, one always finds something delightful. The sorrow of disappointment arises in the complacency of satisfaction.

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I sometimes wander whether all pleasures are not substitutes for joy.

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My despair is less despair than boredom and loneliness.

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The path to joy leads through despair.

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The desire for certain pleasures is a part of my pain.

— Anonymous