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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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"If you want to be respected by others, the great thing is to respect yourself."

-- Fyodor Dostoevsky

"If you want to be respected by others, the great thing is to respect yourself."

-- Fyodor Dostoevsky

"Man is sometimes extraordinarily, passionately, in love with suffering..."

-- Fyodor Dostoevsky

"Man is sometimes extraordinarily, passionately, in love with suffering..."

-- Fyodor Dostoevsky

"I say let the world go to hell, but I should always have my tea."

-- Fyodor Dostoevsky

"I say let the world go to hell, but I should always have my tea."

-- Fyodor Dostoevsky

"I am a dreamer. I know so little of real life that I just can't help re-living such moments as these in my dreams."

-- Fyodor Dostoevsky

"I am a dreamer. I know so little of real life that I just can't help re-living such moments as these in my dreams."

-- Fyodor Dostoevsky

"To think too much is a disease."

-- Fyodor Dostoevsky

"To think too much is a disease."

-- Fyodor Dostoevsky

"People speak sometimes about the 'bestial' cruelty of man, but that is terribly unjust to beasts; no animal could ever be so cruel as a man."

-- Fyodor Dostoevsky

"People speak sometimes about the 'bestial' cruelty of man, but that is terribly unjust to beasts; no animal could ever be so cruel as a man."

-- Fyodor Dostoevsky

"Taking a new step... is what people fear most."

-- Fyodor Dostoevsky

"Taking a new step... is what people fear most."

-- Fyodor Dostoevsky

"The man who lies to himself... comes to a point that he cannot distinguish the truth."

-- Fyodor Dostoevsky

"The man who lies to himself... comes to a point that he cannot distinguish the truth."

-- Fyodor Dostoevsky

"One can fall in love and yet hate."

-- Fyodor Dostoevsky

"One can fall in love and yet hate."

-- Fyodor Dostoevsky

"Right or wrong, it's very pleasant to break something from time to time."

-- Fyodor Dostoevsky

"Right or wrong, it's very pleasant to break something from time to time."

-- Fyodor Dostoevsky

"To be a human being among people and to remain one forever... that’s what life is."

-- Fyodor Dostoevsky

"To be a human being among people and to remain one forever... that’s what life is."

-- Fyodor Dostoevsky

"Man has it all in his hands, and it all slips through his fingers from sheer cowardice."

-- Fyodor Dostoevsky

"Man has it all in his hands, and it all slips through his fingers from sheer cowardice."

-- Fyodor Dostoevsky

"Man is fond of counting his troubles, but he does not count his joys."

-- Fyodor Dostoevsky

"Man is fond of counting his troubles, but he does not count his joys."

-- Fyodor Dostoevsky

"Much unhappiness has come into the world because of bewilderment and things left unsaid."

-- Fyodor Dostoevsky

"Much unhappiness has come into the world because of bewilderment and things left unsaid."

-- Fyodor Dostoevsky

"The man who has a conscience suffers whilst acknowledging his sin. That shall be his punishment — as well as prison."

-- Fyodor Dostoevsky

"The man who has a conscience suffers whilst acknowledging his sin. That shall be his punishment — as well as prison."

-- Fyodor Dostoevsky

"Inventors and geniuses have almost always been looked upon as no better than fools."

-- Fyodor Dostoevsky

"Inventors and geniuses have almost always been looked upon as no better than fools."

-- Fyodor Dostoevsky

"Lack of original thought is the same the world over."

-- Fyodor Dostoevsky

"Lack of original thought is the same the world over."

-- Fyodor Dostoevsky

"Destroy my desires, eradicate my ideals, show me something better, and I will follow you."

-- Fyodor Dostoevsky

"Destroy my desires, eradicate my ideals, show me something better, and I will follow you."

-- Fyodor Dostoevsky

"What is hell? I maintain that it is the suffering of being unable to love."

-- Fyodor Dostoevsky

"What is hell? I maintain that it is the suffering of being unable to love."

-- Fyodor Dostoevsky

"Talking nonsense is the sole privilege mankind possesses over the other organisms."

-- Fyodor Dostoevsky

"Talking nonsense is the sole privilege mankind possesses over the other organisms."

-- Fyodor Dostoevsky

"Compassion is the chief law of human existence."

-- Fyodor Dostoevsky

"Compassion is the chief law of human existence."

-- Fyodor Dostoevsky

"A man who lies to himself is often the first to take offense."

-- Fyodor Dostoevsky

"A man who lies to himself is often the first to take offense."

-- Fyodor Dostoevsky

"Realists do not fear the results of their study."

-- Fyodor Dostoevsky

"Realists do not fear the results of their study."

-- Fyodor Dostoevsky

"If you want to overcome the world, overcome yourself."

-- Fyodor Dostoevsky

"If you want to overcome the world, overcome yourself."

-- 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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