Fyodor Dostoevsky
Fyodor Dostoevsky
Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoyevsky; 11 November 1821 – 9 February 1881), sometimes transliterated Dostoevsky, was a Russian novelist, short story writer, essayist, journalist and philosopher. Dostoyevsky's literary works explore human psychology in the troubled political, social, and spiritual atmosphere of 19th-century Russia, and engage with a variety of philosophical and religious themes...
ProfessionNovelist
Date of Birth11 November 1821
CityMoscow, Russia
men months fool
The cleverest of all, in my opinion, is the man who calls himself a fool at least once a month.
people done truth-is
My friend, the truth is always implausible, did you know that? To make the truth more plausible, it's absolutely necessary to mix a bit of falsehood with it. People have always done so.
acting enough
Intelligence alone is not nearly enough when it comes to acting wisely.
believe men ungrateful
I believe the best definition of man is the ungrateful biped.
lying alive criminal-mind
The mystery of human existence lies not in just staying alive, but in finding something to live for.
love mind mystery
If you love all things, you will also attain the divine mystery that is in all things. For then your ability to perceive the truth will grow every day, and your mind will open itself to an all-embracing love
men hands cowardice
Man has it all in his hands, and it all slips through his fingers from sheer cowardice.
evil politics easier
Nothing is easier than to denounce the evildoer; nothing is more difficult than to understand him.
heart past thinking
When I look back at the past and think of all the time I squandered in error and idleness,... then my heart bleeds. Life is a gift... every minute could have been an eternity of happiness! If only youth knew! Now my life will change; now I will be reborn.
hard-work love-is long
Learning to love is hard and we pay dearly for it. It takes hard work and a long apprenticeship, for it is not just for a moment that we must learn to love, but forever.
men purpose he-man
The man who is happy is fulfilling the purpose of existence
animal men people
People speak sometimes about the "bestial" cruelty of man, but that is terribly unjust and offensive to beasts, no animal could ever be so cruel as a man, so artfully, so artistically cruel.
men intelligent intelligence
Perhaps I really regard myself as an intelligent man only because throughout my entire life I've never been able to start or finish anything.
heart serenity age
She looked much younger than her age, indeed, which is almost always the case with women who retain serenity of spirit, sensitiveness and pure sincere warmth of heart to old age.