Obedience, fasting, and prayer are laughed at, yet only through them lies the way to real true freedom. I cut off my superfluous and unnecessary desires, I subdue my proud and wanton will and chastise it with obedience, and with God’s help I attain freedom of spirit and with it spiritual joy.
Fyodor Dostoevsky
Spiritual Discipline, True Freedom, Obedience, Freedom, Discipline, Joy
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“Your worst sin is that you have destroyed and betrayed yourself for nothing.” Fyodor Dostoevsky
Self Betrayal, Regretful Choices, Sin, Betrayal, Regret, Destroyed
Fyodor Dostoevsky Self Betrayal, Regretful Choices, Sin, Betrayal, Regret, Destroyed“When reason fails, the devil helps!” Fyodor Dostoevsky
Reason Collapse, Devil's Aid, Reason, Devil, Help, Failure
Fyodor Dostoevsky Reason Collapse, Devil's Aid, Reason, Devil, Help, Failure“Because everyone is guilty for everyone else. For all the ‘wee ones,’ because there are little children and big children. All people are ‘wee ones.’ And I’ll go for all of them, because there must be someone who will go for all of them.” Fyodor Dostoevsky
Guilt, Responsibility, Compassion, Humanity, Sacrifice, Solidarity
Fyodor Dostoevsky Guilt, Responsibility, Compassion, Humanity, Sacrifice, Solidarity“Nothing is easier than to denounce the evildoer; nothing is more difficult than to understand him.” Fyodor Dostoevsky
Judging Others, Moral Struggle, Human Nature, Difficulty, Denunciation, Understanding
Fyodor Dostoevsky Judging Others, Moral Struggle, Human Nature, Difficulty, Denunciation, Understanding“It is not the brains that matter most, but that which guides them – the character, the heart, generous qualities, progressive ideas.” Fyodor Dostoevsky
Character Leadership, Heart-driven Action, Character, Ideas, Leadership, Heart
Fyodor Dostoevsky Character Leadership, Heart-driven Action, Character, Ideas, Leadership, Heart“The Russian soul is a dark place.” Fyodor Dostoevsky
Cultural Mystery, Russian Soul, Darkness, Soul, Depth, Enigma
Fyodor Dostoevsky Cultural Mystery, Russian Soul, Darkness, Soul, Depth, Enigma“In abstract love of humanity one almost always only loves oneself.” Fyodor Dostoevsky
Selfish Humanity, Abstract Love, Humanity, Love, Abstract, Selfish
Fyodor Dostoevsky Selfish Humanity, Abstract Love, Humanity, Love, Abstract, Selfish“Inventors and geniuses have almost always been looked on as no better than fools at the beginning of their career, and very frequently at the end of it also.” Fyodor Dostoevsky
Inventive Genius, Misunderstood Brilliance, Careers, Creativity, Success, Fools
Fyodor Dostoevsky Inventive Genius, Misunderstood Brilliance, Careers, Creativity, Success, Fools“The convict is greedy for money, to the point of madness, and if he throws it away he does so in order to procure what he values far above money – liberty, or at least semblance of liberty.” Fyodor Dostoevsky
Freedom, Greed, Money, Liberty, Justice, Madness
Fyodor Dostoevsky Freedom, Greed, Money, Liberty, Justice, Madness“Above all, avoid falsehood, every kind of falsehood, especially falseness to yourself. Watch over your own deceitfulness and look into it every hour, every minute.” Fyodor Dostoevsky
Self Honesty, Truthful Living, Falsehood, Honesty, Truthful, Deceit
Fyodor Dostoevsky Self Honesty, Truthful Living, Falsehood, Honesty, Truthful, Deceit“If one wanted to crush and destroy a man entirely, to mete out to him the most terrible punishment, all one would have to do would be to make him do work that was completely and utterly devoid of usefulness and meaning.” Fyodor Dostoevsky
Punishment, Work, Meaninglessness, Destruction, Control, Power
Fyodor Dostoevsky Punishment, Work, Meaninglessness, Destruction, Control, Power“There’s the Holy Ghost and there’s the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit can appear as other birds—sometimes as a swallow, sometimes a goldfinch, and sometimes a blue-tit.” Fyodor Dostoevsky
Spiritual Birds, Divine Appearance, Spirit, Ghost, Birds, Appearance
Fyodor Dostoevsky Spiritual Birds, Divine Appearance, Spirit, Ghost, Birds, Appearance“Be not forgetful of prayer. Every time you pray, if your prayer is sincere, there will be new feeling and new meaning in it, which will give you fresh courage, and you will understand that prayer is an education.” Fyodor Dostoevsky
Sincere Prayer, Spiritual Courage, Meaning, Faith, Education, Feeling
Fyodor Dostoevsky Sincere Prayer, Spiritual Courage, Meaning, Faith, Education, Feeling“Do you believe in a future everlasting life? No, not in a future everlasting but in an everlasting life here. There are moments, you reach moments, and time comes to a sudden stop, and it will become eternal.” Fyodor Dostoevsky
Eternal Life, Present Moment, Everlasting, Time, Future, Belief
Fyodor Dostoevsky Eternal Life, Present Moment, Everlasting, Time, Future, Belief“A society should be judged not by how it treats its outstanding citizens but by how it treats its criminals.” Fyodor Dostoevsky
Society, Morality, Justice, Criminals, Ethics, Judgment
Fyodor Dostoevsky Society, Morality, Justice, Criminals, Ethics, Judgment“Pass us by, and forgive us our happiness.” Fyodor Dostoevsky
Forgiven Happiness, Passing Moments, Forgive, Happiness, Moments, Life
Fyodor Dostoevsky Forgiven Happiness, Passing Moments, Forgive, Happiness, Moments, Life“The death of a child is the greatest reason to doubt the existence of God.” Fyodor Dostoevsky
Child Loss, Faith Doubt, Death, Doubt, God, Grief
Fyodor Dostoevsky Child Loss, Faith Doubt, Death, Doubt, God, Grief“It is better to be unhappy and know the worst, than to be happy in a fool’s paradise.” Fyodor Dostoevsky
Truth Over Illusion, Painful Reality, Unhappy, Paradise, Worst, Truth
Fyodor Dostoevsky Truth Over Illusion, Painful Reality, Unhappy, Paradise, Worst, Truth“The more stupid one is, the closer one is to reality. The more stupid one is, the clearer one is. Stupidity is brief and artless, while intelligence squirms and hides itself. Intelligence is unprincipled, but stupidity is honest and straightforward.” Fyodor Dostoevsky
Honest Simplicity, Reality Clarity, Stupidity, Intelligence, Reality, Honest
Fyodor Dostoevsky Honest Simplicity, Reality Clarity, Stupidity, Intelligence, Reality, Honest