Fyodor Dostoevsky
View AuthorTrue pain, the kind that makes us suffer deeply, sometimes makes even the thoughtless man serious and steady; even the poor in spirit become wiser after great pain.
Fyodor Dostoevsky
View AuthorBrothers, do not fear the sin of men; love the man even in his sin, for such love resembles God.
Fyodor Dostoevsky
View AuthorMan takes pleasure in listing his sorrows, but does not list his joys.
Fyodor Dostoevsky
View AuthorWoman, only the devil knows what she is; I do not know at all.
Fyodor Dostoevsky
View AuthorThe secret of existence does not only consist of living, but in knowing what one lives for.
Fyodor Dostoevsky
View AuthorIt is when you separate that you feel and understand the strength with which you love.
Fyodor Dostoevsky
View AuthorJealous people are the first to forgive, all women know it.
Fyodor Dostoevsky
View AuthorAfter a failure, the best-laid plans seem absurd.
Fyodor Dostoevsky
View AuthorThere are two kinds of jealousy: that of love and that of self-love.
Fyodor Dostoevsky
View AuthorYou have to want to the extreme to achieve the end; everything else is insignificant.
Fyodor Dostoevsky
View AuthorIt's difficult to judge beauty: beauty is an enigma.
Fyodor Dostoevsky
View AuthorI love humanity, but to my surprise, the more I love humanity in general, the less affection I feel for individual people.