"Sometimes a man is intensely, even passionately, attached……" — Fyodor Dostoevsky

"Sometimes a man is intensely, even passionately, attached to suffering — that is a fact."

— Fyodor Dostoevsky

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585 Quotes by Fyodor Dostoevsky

Fyodor Dostoevsky has 585 quotes on this site. A few more worth reading:

The death of a child is the greatest reason to doubt the existence of God.
If God does not exist, then everything is permissible.
Even those who have renounced Christianity and attack it, in their inmost being still follow the Christian ideal, for hitherto…
The most pressing question on the problem of faith is whether a man as a civilized being can believe in…
Woe to the suicides! I believe that there can be none more miserable than they. Oh, there are some who…
There is no idea, no fact, which could not be vulgarized and presented in a ludicrous light.
Love animals: God has given them the rudiments of thought and joy untroubled. Do not trouble their joy, don't harrass…
Only through suffering can we find ourselves.
If it were considered desirable to destroy a human being, the only thing necessary would be to give his work…
Much unhappiness has come into the world because of bewilderment and things left unsaid.
If one wanted to crush and destroy a man entirely, to mete out to him the most terrible punishment, all…
There is nothing higher and stronger and more wholesome and useful for life in later years than some good memory,…

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More Adversity Quotes

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A high heart ought to bear calamities and not flee them, since in bearing them appears the grandeur of the… — Pietro Aretino
Education is an ornament in prosperity and a refuge in adversity. — Aristotle
Misfortune shows those who are not really friends. — Aristotle
I work best when there is adversity: I seem to get calmer the more the fur is flying. — Andrea Arnold
One important key to success is self-confidence. An important key to self-confidence is preparation. — Arthur Ashe
If I were to say, 'God, why me?' about the bad things, then I should have said, 'God, why me?'… — Arthur Ashe
A society that does not correctly interpret and appreciate its past cannot understand its present fortunes and adversities and can… — Ibrahim Babangida
In order for the light to shine so brightly, the darkness must be present. — Francis Bacon
Prosperity is not without many fears and distastes; adversity not without many comforts and hopes. — Francis Bacon
Prosperity is the blessing of the Old Testament; adversity is the blessing of the New. — Francis Bacon
Good actions are a guard against the blows of adversity. — Abu Bakr
Patience and perseverance have a magical effect before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish. — John Quincy Adams

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