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Fyodor Dostoevsky

Fyodor Dostoevsky was a Russian novelist. Their most powerful quotes on life, success and human nature are collected here for daily inspiration and reflection.

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"Talking nonsense is the sole privilege mankind possesses over the other organisms. It's by talking nonsense that one gets to the truth!"

-- Fyodor Dostoevsky

"Talking nonsense is the sole privilege mankind possesses over the other organisms. It's by talking nonsense that one gets to the truth!"

-- Fyodor Dostoevsky

"We got onto the eternal questions, and it all stayed in the clouds."

-- Fyodor Dostoevsky

"We got onto the eternal questions, and it all stayed in the clouds."

-- Fyodor Dostoevsky

"I see the sun, and if I don't see the sun, I know it's there. And to know that the sun is there – that is living."

-- Fyodor Dostoevsky

"I see the sun, and if I don't see the sun, I know it's there. And to know that the sun is there – that is living."

-- Fyodor Dostoevsky

"I think I could stand anything... only to be able to say to myself every moment, 'I exist."

-- Fyodor Dostoevsky

"I think I could stand anything... only to be able to say to myself every moment, 'I exist."

-- Fyodor Dostoevsky

"Love the animals, love the plants, love everything. If you love everything, you will perceive the divine mystery in things."

-- Fyodor Dostoevsky

"Love the animals, love the plants, love everything. If you love everything, you will perceive the divine mystery in things."

-- Fyodor Dostoevsky

"Practicality is acquired with effort, it doesn't fall from the sky for free."

-- Fyodor Dostoevsky

"Practicality is acquired with effort, it doesn't fall from the sky for free."

-- Fyodor Dostoevsky

"Love man also in his sin, for this likeness of God's love is the height of love on earth."

-- Fyodor Dostoevsky

"Love man also in his sin, for this likeness of God's love is the height of love on earth."

-- Fyodor Dostoevsky

"Man is a creature who can get accustomed to anything, and I think that is the best definition of him."

-- Fyodor Dostoevsky

"Man is a creature who can get accustomed to anything, and I think that is the best definition of him."

-- Fyodor Dostoevsky

"Seek happiness in sorrow. Work, work tirelessly."

-- Fyodor Dostoevsky

"Seek happiness in sorrow. Work, work tirelessly."

-- Fyodor Dostoevsky

"One cannot love what one does not know."

-- Fyodor Dostoevsky

"One cannot love what one does not know."

-- Fyodor Dostoevsky

"There is only one thing that I dread: not to be worthy of my sufferings."

-- Fyodor Dostoevsky

"There is only one thing that I dread: not to be worthy of my sufferings."

-- Fyodor Dostoevsky

"You can be sincere and still be stupid."

-- Fyodor Dostoevsky

"You can be sincere and still be stupid."

-- Fyodor Dostoevsky

"The darker the night, the brighter the stars, The deeper the grief, the closer is God!"

-- Fyodor Dostoevsky

"The darker the night, the brighter the stars, The deeper the grief, the closer is God!"

-- Fyodor Dostoevsky

"When he has lost all hope, all object in life, man becomes a monster in his misery."

-- Fyodor Dostoevsky

"When he has lost all hope, all object in life, man becomes a monster in his misery."

-- Fyodor Dostoevsky

"Life is a gift, life is happiness, every minute can be an eternity of happiness."

-- Fyodor Dostoevsky

"Life is a gift, life is happiness, every minute can be an eternity of happiness."

-- Fyodor Dostoevsky

"Only through suffering can we find ourselves."

-- Fyodor Dostoevsky

"Only through suffering can we find ourselves."

-- Fyodor Dostoevsky

"It's not miracles that generate faith, but faith that generates miracles."

-- Fyodor Dostoevsky

"It's not miracles that generate faith, but faith that generates miracles."

-- Fyodor Dostoevsky

"There is no happiness in comfort. Happiness comes from suffering."

-- Fyodor Dostoevsky

"There is no happiness in comfort. Happiness comes from suffering."

-- Fyodor Dostoevsky

"I gave up caring about anything, and all the problems disappeared."

-- Fyodor Dostoevsky

"I gave up caring about anything, and all the problems disappeared."

-- Fyodor Dostoevsky

"The greatest happiness is to know the source of unhappiness."

-- Fyodor Dostoevsky

"The greatest happiness is to know the source of unhappiness."

-- Fyodor Dostoevsky

"Lying to ourselves is more deeply ingrained than lying to others."

-- Fyodor Dostoevsky

"Lying to ourselves is more deeply ingrained than lying to others."

-- Fyodor Dostoevsky

"Suffering is the sole origin of consciousness."

-- Fyodor Dostoevsky

"Suffering is the sole origin of consciousness."

-- Fyodor Dostoevsky

"If there is no God, then I am God."

-- Fyodor Dostoevsky

"If there is no God, then I am God."

-- Fyodor Dostoevsky

"This is my last message to you: in sorrow, seek happiness."

-- Fyodor Dostoevsky

"This is my last message to you: in sorrow, seek happiness."

-- Fyodor Dostoevsky

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Fyodor Dostoevsky was a Russian novelist. Their most powerful quotes on life, success and human nature are collected here for daily inspiration and reflection.

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One of Fyodor Dostoevsky's most widely shared quotes is: "Man is what he believes.".

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On philosophy, Fyodor Dostoevsky said: "The mystery of human existence lies not in just staying alive, but in finding something to live for.".

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On mindset, Fyodor Dostoevsky said: "Above all, don't lie to yourself.".

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