And yet I am convinced that man will never give up true suffering- that is, destruction and chaos. Why, suffering is the sole root of consciousness.
Fyodor Dostoevsky
Suffering, Consciousness, Chaos, Human Nature, Pain, Growth
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“And if there’s love, you can do without happiness too. Even with sorrow, life is sweet.” Fyodor Dostoevsky
Love, Happiness, Sorrow, Life, Emotion, Contentment
Fyodor Dostoevsky Love, Happiness, Sorrow, Life, Emotion, Contentment“To think too much is a disease.” Fyodor Dostoevsky
Thought, Overthinking, Disease, Mind, Anxiety, Mentality
Fyodor Dostoevsky Thought, Overthinking, Disease, Mind, Anxiety, Mentality“I am told that the proximity of punishment arouses real repentance in the criminal and sometimes awakens a feeling of genuine remorse in the most hardened heart; I am told this is due to fear.” Fyodor Dostoevsky
Punishment, Repentance, Remorse, Fear, Criminal Psychology, Transformation
Fyodor Dostoevsky Punishment, Repentance, Remorse, Fear, Criminal Psychology, Transformation“At such times I felt something was drawing me away, and I kept fancying that if I walked straight on, far, far away and reached that line where the sky and earth meet, there I should find the key to the mystery, there I should see a new life a thousand times richer and more turbulent than ours.” Fyodor Dostoevsky
Mystical Pursuit, Life’s Richness, Life, Pursuit, Mystery, Richness
Fyodor Dostoevsky Mystical Pursuit, Life’s Richness, Life, Pursuit, Mystery, Richness“Love life more than the meaning of it?” Fyodor Dostoevsky
Love Life, Meaningless Joy, Life, Meaning, Love, Joy
Fyodor Dostoevsky Love Life, Meaningless Joy, Life, Meaning, Love, Joy“Man is a creature that can get accustomed to anything, and I think that is the best definition of him.” Fyodor Dostoevsky
Human Adaptation, Creature Habit, Man, Adaptation, Creature, Habit
Fyodor Dostoevsky Human Adaptation, Creature Habit, Man, Adaptation, Creature, Habit“Let us not forget that the reasons for human actions are usually incalculably more complex and diverse than we tend to explain them later, and are seldom clearly manifest.” Fyodor Dostoevsky
Action Complexity, Unclear Reasons, Action, Reasons, Complexity, Unclear
Fyodor Dostoevsky Action Complexity, Unclear Reasons, Action, Reasons, Complexity, Unclear“A true friend of mankind whose heart has but once quivered in compassion over the sufferings of the people, will understand and forgive all the impassable alluvial filth in which they are submerged, and will be able to discover the diamonds in the filth.” Fyodor Dostoevsky
Friendship, Compassion, Understanding, Forgiveness, Suffering, Humanity
Fyodor Dostoevsky Friendship, Compassion, Understanding, Forgiveness, Suffering, Humanity“If he’s alive he has everything in his power! Whose fault is it he doesn’t understand that.” Fyodor Dostoevsky
Self Empowerment, Missed Opportunities, Power, Fault, Understand, Alive
Fyodor Dostoevsky Self Empowerment, Missed Opportunities, Power, Fault, Understand, Alive“Everything seems stupid when it fails.” Fyodor Dostoevsky
Failure, Stupidity, Perspective, Disappointment, Growth, Life
Fyodor Dostoevsky Failure, Stupidity, Perspective, Disappointment, Growth, Life“I, for instance, have a great deal of AMOUR PROPRE. I am as suspicious and prone to take offence as a humpback or a dwarf.” Fyodor Dostoevsky
Self Esteem, Sensitivity Traits, Amour, Propre, Sensitivity, Suspicion
Fyodor Dostoevsky Self Esteem, Sensitivity Traits, Amour, Propre, Sensitivity, Suspicion“For, after all, you do grow up, you do outgrow your ideals, which turn to dust and ashes, which are shattered into fragments; and if you have no other life, you just have to build one up out of these fragments.” Fyodor Dostoevsky
Growth, Personal Change, Ideals, Rebuilding Life, Transformation, Self-discovery
Fyodor Dostoevsky Growth, Personal Change, Ideals, Rebuilding Life, Transformation, Self-discovery“I’ve never been a coward at heart, although I’ve always been a coward in action;.” Fyodor Dostoevsky
Heart Courage, Action Cowardice, Courage, Cowardice, Action, Heart
Fyodor Dostoevsky Heart Courage, Action Cowardice, Courage, Cowardice, Action, Heart“Love children especially, for they too are sinless like the angels; they live to soften and purify our hearts and, as it were, to guide us.” Fyodor Dostoevsky
Innocent Angels, Heart Purity, Children, Angels, Love, Guide
Fyodor Dostoevsky Innocent Angels, Heart Purity, Children, Angels, Love, Guide“To live longer than forty years is bad manners, is vulgar, immoral. Who does live beyond forty? Answer that, sincerely and honestly I will tell you who do: fools and worthless fellows. I.” Fyodor Dostoevsky
Life Limitations, Age Perspective, Life, Forty, Manners, Limitations
Fyodor Dostoevsky Life Limitations, Age Perspective, Life, Forty, Manners, Limitations“Here is a commandment for you: seek happiness in sorrow. Work, work tirelessly.” Fyodor Dostoevsky
Happiness, Sorrow, Work Ethic, Perseverance, Emotional Resilience, Determination
Fyodor Dostoevsky Happiness, Sorrow, Work Ethic, Perseverance, Emotional Resilience, Determination“There are chance meetings with strangers that interest us from the first moment, before a word is spoken.” Fyodor Dostoevsky
Fateful Encounters, Unspoken Connection, Chance, Strangers, Connection, Encounters
Fyodor Dostoevsky Fateful Encounters, Unspoken Connection, Chance, Strangers, Connection, Encounters“Even those who have renounced Christianity and attack it, in their inmost being still follow the Christian ideal, for hitherto neither their subtlety nor the ardour of their hearts has been able to create a higher ideal of man and of virtue than the ideal given by Christ of old.” Fyodor Dostoevsky
Christianity, Faith, Renouncement, Virtue, Ideals, Philosophy
Fyodor Dostoevsky Christianity, Faith, Renouncement, Virtue, Ideals, Philosophy