Man has such a predilection for systems and abstract deductions that he is ready to distort the truth intentionally he is ready to deny the evidence of his senses only to justify his logic.
Fyodor Dostoevsky
Logic Overload, Truth Distortion, Systems, Logic, Truth, Senses
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“There’s nothing in the world more difficult than candor, and nothing easier than flattery.” Fyodor Dostoevsky
Candor, Flattery, Honesty, Truth, Deception, Virtue
Fyodor Dostoevsky Candor, Flattery, Honesty, Truth, Deception, Virtue“On our earth we can only love with suffering and through suffering.” Fyodor Dostoevsky
Love, Suffering, Humanity, Pain, Growth, Emotion
Fyodor Dostoevsky Love, Suffering, Humanity, Pain, Growth, Emotion“Love the animals, love the plants, love everything. If you love everything, you will perceive the divine mystery in things. Once you perceive it, you will begin to comprehend it better every day. And you will come at last to love the whole world with an all-embracing love.” Fyodor Dostoevsky
Universal Love, Divine Perception, Love, Divine, World, Mystery
Fyodor Dostoevsky Universal Love, Divine Perception, Love, Divine, World, Mystery“He could not endure without mortification, without resentment even, that the holiest of holy men should have been exposed to the jeering and spiteful mockery of the frivolous crowd so inferior to him.” Fyodor Dostoevsky
Resentment, Mortification, Society, Mockery, Humiliation, Class
Fyodor Dostoevsky Resentment, Mortification, Society, Mockery, Humiliation, Class“Don’t be like everyone else, even if you are the only one.” Fyodor Dostoevsky
Uniqueness, Individuality, Nonconformity, Identity, Confidence, Rebellion
Fyodor Dostoevsky Uniqueness, Individuality, Nonconformity, Identity, Confidence, Rebellion“Love in action is a harsh and dreadful thing compared to love in dreams.” Fyodor Dostoevsky
Harsh Love, Dream Love, Love, Dreams, Harsh, Action
Fyodor Dostoevsky Harsh Love, Dream Love, Love, Dreams, Harsh, Action“Words are not deeds.” Fyodor Dostoevsky
Words, Actions, Sincerity, Integrity, Truth, Responsibility
Fyodor Dostoevsky Words, Actions, Sincerity, Integrity, Truth, Responsibility“Catch several hares and you won’t catch one.” Fyodor Dostoevsky
Overreaching Goals, Focused Effort, Hares, Goals, Effort, Focused
Fyodor Dostoevsky Overreaching Goals, Focused Effort, Hares, Goals, Effort, Focused“To live without Hope is to Cease to live.” Fyodor Dostoevsky
Hope Life, Hope Absence, Life, Absence, Hope, Cease
Fyodor Dostoevsky Hope Life, Hope Absence, Life, Absence, Hope, Cease“Lying to ourselves is more deeply ingrained than lying to others.” Fyodor Dostoevsky
Self Deception, Ingrained Lies, Honesty, Lying, Truth, Reflection
Fyodor Dostoevsky Self Deception, Ingrained Lies, Honesty, Lying, Truth, Reflection“My life is ending, I know that well, but every day that is left me I feel how my earthly life is in touch with a new infinite, unknown, but approaching life, the nearness of which sets my soul quivering with rapture, my mind glowing and my heart weeping with joy.” Fyodor Dostoevsky
Spiritual Transition, Infinite Life, Joyful, Heart, Soul, Rapture
Fyodor Dostoevsky Spiritual Transition, Infinite Life, Joyful, Heart, Soul, Rapture“The more conscious I was of goodness and of all that was ’sublime and beautiful,’ the more deeply I sank into my mire and the more ready I was to sink in it altogether.” Fyodor Dostoevsky
Beauty, Goodness, Self-doubt, Moral Conflict, Despair, Existential Struggle
Fyodor Dostoevsky Beauty, Goodness, Self-doubt, Moral Conflict, Despair, Existential Struggle“An anguish of longing would boil up inside me; a hysterical thirst for contradictions and contrasts would appear, and I would embark on dissipations.” Fyodor Dostoevsky
Longing Anguish, Contradiction Thirst, Longing, Anguish, Thirst, Contradiction
Fyodor Dostoevsky Longing Anguish, Contradiction Thirst, Longing, Anguish, Thirst, Contradiction“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“Every man looks out for himself, and he has the happiest life who manages to hoodwink himself best of all.” Fyodor Dostoevsky
Self Illusion, Joyful Deception, Illusion, Deception, Self, Joyful
Fyodor Dostoevsky Self Illusion, Joyful Deception, Illusion, Deception, Self, Joyful“Atheism: It seeks to replace in itself the moral power of religion, in order to appease the spiritual thirst of parched humanity and save it; not by Christ, but by force.” Fyodor Dostoevsky
Atheistic Morality, Spiritual Thirst, Humanity, Force, Religion, Power
Fyodor Dostoevsky Atheistic Morality, Spiritual Thirst, Humanity, Force, Religion, Power“I gave up caring about anything, and all the problems disappeared.” Fyodor Dostoevsky
Apathetic Freedom, Problem Release, Caring, Problems, Freedom, Release
Fyodor Dostoevsky Apathetic Freedom, Problem Release, Caring, Problems, Freedom, Release“With love one can live even without happiness.” Fyodor Dostoevsky
Love, Happiness, Life, Survival, Acceptance, Emotion
Fyodor Dostoevsky Love, Happiness, Life, Survival, Acceptance, Emotion