The more incompetent one feels, the more eager he is to fight.
Fyodor Dostoevsky
Incompetence, Struggle, Fight, Confidence, Self-doubt, Ego
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Fall | Individuality | Authentic | Alone | Acceptance | Feed | God Vision | Adaptation | Apathy | Confidence | Limitations | Bliss Value | Devotion | Spiritual Thirst | Eternal Life | Lie | Hesitation | Alienation | Infinite Life | Desire | More
More Fyodor Dostoevsky Quotes
“Woe to the man who offends a small child!” Fyodor Dostoevsky
Child Protection, Innocence Offense, Child, Protection, Innocence, Offense
Fyodor Dostoevsky Child Protection, Innocence Offense, Child, Protection, Innocence, Offense“There is only one thing that I dread: not to be worthy of my sufferings.” Fyodor Dostoevsky
Suffering Worth, Fear Reflection, Dread, Suffering, Worthiness, Fear
Fyodor Dostoevsky Suffering Worth, Fear Reflection, Dread, Suffering, Worthiness, Fear“Of course my jokes are in poor taste, inappropriate, and confused; they reveal my lack of security. But that is because I have no respect for myself.” Fyodor Dostoevsky
Jokes, Humor, Insecurity, Respect, Self-doubt, Defense
Fyodor Dostoevsky Jokes, Humor, Insecurity, Respect, Self-doubt, Defense“It is love that makes the world go round, love of money, love of honor, love of praise, love of women, love of work.” Fyodor Dostoevsky
Universal Love, Driving Forces, Love, Work, Honor, Praise
Fyodor Dostoevsky Universal Love, Driving Forces, Love, Work, Honor, Praise“The soul is healed by being with children.” Fyodor Dostoevsky
Childlike Healing, Soul Restoration, Soul, Children, Healing, Restoration
Fyodor Dostoevsky Childlike Healing, Soul Restoration, Soul, Children, Healing, Restoration“If there is no God, everything is permitted.” Fyodor Dostoevsky
Moral Freedom, Divine Absence, Freedom, Divine, Absence, Moral
Fyodor Dostoevsky Moral Freedom, Divine Absence, Freedom, Divine, Absence, Moral“You see I kept asking myself then: why am I so stupid that if others are stupid – and I know they are – yet I won’t be wiser?” Fyodor Dostoevsky
Wisdom, Self-Doubt, Learning, Stupidity, Reflection, Growth
Fyodor Dostoevsky Wisdom, Self-Doubt, Learning, Stupidity, Reflection, Growth“I love mankind, he said, but I find to my amazement that the more I love mankind as a whole, the less I love man in particular.” Fyodor Dostoevsky
Paradoxical Love, Human Contradictions, Mankind, Love, Man, Contradictions
Fyodor Dostoevsky Paradoxical Love, Human Contradictions, Mankind, Love, Man, Contradictions“A just cause is not ruined by a few mistakes.” Fyodor Dostoevsky
Cause Justice, Mistake Endurance, Justice, Mistakes, Cause, Strength
Fyodor Dostoevsky Cause Justice, Mistake Endurance, Justice, Mistakes, Cause, Strength“And, indeed, I will ask on my own account here, an idle question: which is better – cheap happiness or exalted sufferings? Well, which is better?” Fyodor Dostoevsky
Exalted Suffering, Happiness Dilemma, Happiness, Suffering, Dilemma, Exalted
Fyodor Dostoevsky Exalted Suffering, Happiness Dilemma, Happiness, Suffering, Dilemma, Exalted“I am a fool with a heart but no brains, and you are a fool with brains but no heart; and we’re both unhappy, and we both suffer.” Fyodor Dostoevsky
Heart Brains, Shared Suffering, Fool, Heart, Brains, Suffering
Fyodor Dostoevsky Heart Brains, Shared Suffering, Fool, Heart, Brains, Suffering“Only to live, to live and live! Life, whatever it may be!” Fyodor Dostoevsky
Life Embrace, Existential Struggle, Life, Struggle, Embrace, Existential
Fyodor Dostoevsky Life Embrace, Existential Struggle, Life, Struggle, Embrace, Existential“Yes, a man in the nineteenth century must and morally ought to be pre-eminently a characterless creature; a man of character, an active man is pre-eminently a limited creature.” Fyodor Dostoevsky
Character Limitation, Nineteenth Century, Character, Limitation, Active, Century
Fyodor Dostoevsky Character Limitation, Nineteenth Century, Character, Limitation, Active, Century“For a woman, all resurrection, all salvation, from whatever perdition, lies in love; in fact, it is her only way to it.” Fyodor Dostoevsky
Woman, Love, Salvation, Resurrection, Perfection, Redemption
Fyodor Dostoevsky Woman, Love, Salvation, Resurrection, Perfection, Redemption“I used to imagine adventures for myself, I invented a life, so that I could at least exist somehow.” Fyodor Dostoevsky
Imagination, Adventure, Life Creation, Identity, Fantasy, Purpose
Fyodor Dostoevsky Imagination, Adventure, Life Creation, Identity, Fantasy, Purpose“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“If he has a conscience he will suffer for his mistake. That will be his punishment-as well as the prison.” Fyodor Dostoevsky
Moral Conscience, Personal Punishment, Suffering, Mistakes, Prison, Accountability
Fyodor Dostoevsky Moral Conscience, Personal Punishment, Suffering, Mistakes, Prison, Accountability“Without God all things are permitted.” Fyodor Dostoevsky
Moral Freedom, Divine Necessity, God, Permitted, Moral, Freedom
Fyodor Dostoevsky Moral Freedom, Divine Necessity, God, Permitted, Moral, Freedom“He said that those five minutes seemed to him an infinite length of time, an immense richness; it seemed to him that during those five minutes he would live so many lives that there was no point in thinking about the last moment yet, so he made various allocations: he calculated the time he needed to say goodbye to his companions, and allotted some two minutes to it, then he allotted another two minutes to think about himself for the last time, and then look around him for the last time. He.” Fyodor Dostoevsky
Life’s Value, Time Awareness, Time, Life, Goodbye, Moments
Fyodor Dostoevsky Life’s Value, Time Awareness, Time, Life, Goodbye, Moments“If you are penitent, you love. And if you love you are of God. All things are atoned for, all things are saved by love. If I, a sinner, even as you are, am tender with you and have pity on you, how much more will God. Love is such a priceless treasure that you can redeem the whole world by it, and expiate not only your sins but the sins of others.” Fyodor Dostoevsky
Redeeming Love, Divine Forgiveness, Love, Forgiveness, God, Sins
Fyodor Dostoevsky Redeeming Love, Divine Forgiveness, Love, Forgiveness, God, Sins