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
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More Fyodor Dostoevsky Quotes
“It was a wonderful night, such a night as is only possible when we are young, dear reader.” Fyodor Dostoevsky
Youthful Nights, Memorable Beauty, Night, Youth, Memory, Beauty
Fyodor Dostoevsky Youthful Nights, Memorable Beauty, Night, Youth, Memory, Beauty“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
Fyodor Dostoevsky Spiritual Discipline, True Freedom, Obedience, Freedom, Discipline, Joy“Nothing in this world is harder than speaking the truth, nothing easier than flattery.” Fyodor Dostoevsky
Truth Difficulty, Flattery Ease, Truth, Flattery, Difficulty, Ease
Fyodor Dostoevsky Truth Difficulty, Flattery Ease, Truth, Flattery, Difficulty, Ease“The more you succeed in loving, the more you’ll be convinced at the existence of God and the immortality of your soul.” Fyodor Dostoevsky
Love, Faith, Spirituality, Soul, Belief, Connection
Fyodor Dostoevsky Love, Faith, Spirituality, Soul, Belief, Connection“Realists do not fear the results of their study.” Fyodor Dostoevsky
Fearless Realism, Study Results, Realists, Truth, Courage, Outcome
Fyodor Dostoevsky Fearless Realism, Study Results, Realists, Truth, Courage, Outcome“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“We sometimes encounter people, even perfect strangers, who begin to interest us at first sight, somehow suddenly, all at once, before a word has been spoken.” Fyodor Dostoevsky
Sudden Connection, Unexpected Bonds, Strangers, Connection, Interest, Bonds
Fyodor Dostoevsky Sudden Connection, Unexpected Bonds, Strangers, Connection, Interest, Bonds“And what’s strange, what would be marvelous, is not that God should really exist; the marvel is that such an idea, the idea of the necessity of God, could enter the head of such a savage, vicious beast as man.” Fyodor Dostoevsky
Divine Necessity, Human Paradox, God, Idea, Marvel, Beast
Fyodor Dostoevsky Divine Necessity, Human Paradox, God, Idea, Marvel, Beast“It was not you who ate the idea, but the idea that ate you.” Fyodor Dostoevsky
Ideas, Influence, Personal Identity, Self-awareness, Creativity, Philosophical Thought
Fyodor Dostoevsky Ideas, Influence, Personal Identity, Self-awareness, Creativity, Philosophical Thought“There is no idea, no fact, which could not be vulgarized and presented in a ludicrous light.” Fyodor Dostoevsky
Ideas, Facts, Perception, Humour, Reality, Perspective
Fyodor Dostoevsky Ideas, Facts, Perception, Humour, Reality, Perspective“I am forty years old now, and you know forty years is a whole lifetime; you know it is extreme old age. To live longer than forty years is bad manners, is vulgar, immoral.” Fyodor Dostoevsky
Extreme Old Age, Lifetime Reflection, Vulgarity, Morality, Longevity, Manners
Fyodor Dostoevsky Extreme Old Age, Lifetime Reflection, Vulgarity, Morality, Longevity, Manners“I’ve always wanted all or nothing!” Fyodor Dostoevsky
Unyielding Desire, Total Commitment, Desire, Commitment, All, Nothing
Fyodor Dostoevsky Unyielding Desire, Total Commitment, Desire, Commitment, All, Nothing“I believe there is no one deeper, lovelier, more sympathetic and more perfect than Jesus.” Fyodor Dostoevsky
Jesus Perfection, Divine Love, Jesus, Perfect, Sympathetic, Love
Fyodor Dostoevsky Jesus Perfection, Divine Love, Jesus, Perfect, Sympathetic, Love“Intelligence alone is not nearly enough when it comes to acting wisely.” Fyodor Dostoevsky
Wisdom Action, Practical Intelligence, Acting, Knowledge, Wisdom, Decisions
Fyodor Dostoevsky Wisdom Action, Practical Intelligence, Acting, Knowledge, Wisdom, Decisions“We do not understand that life is paradise, for it suffices only to wish to understand it, and at once paradise will appear in front of us in its beauty.” Fyodor Dostoevsky
Paradise Perception, Life Beauty, Life, Paradise, Understanding, Beauty
Fyodor Dostoevsky Paradise Perception, Life Beauty, Life, Paradise, Understanding, Beauty“It suddenly seemed to me that I was lonely, that everyone was forsaking me and going away from me.” Fyodor Dostoevsky
Loneliness, Isolation, Abandonment, Self-reflection, Alienation, Existentialism
Fyodor Dostoevsky Loneliness, Isolation, Abandonment, Self-reflection, Alienation, Existentialism“Faith does not, in the realist, spring from the miracle but the miracle from faith. If the realist once believes, then he is bound by his very realism to admit the miraculous also.” Fyodor Dostoevsky
Faith, Miracles, Belief, Realism, Religion, Perception
Fyodor Dostoevsky Faith, Miracles, Belief, Realism, Religion, Perception“There are strange friendships: two friends are almost ready to eat each other, they live like that all their lives, and yet they cannot part.” Fyodor Dostoevsky
Strange Bonds, Unbreakable Friendships, Friends, Strange, Bonds, Friendship
Fyodor Dostoevsky Strange Bonds, Unbreakable Friendships, Friends, Strange, Bonds, Friendship