17 quotes
"Sarcasm: the last refuge of modest and chaste-souled people when the privacy of their soul is coarsely and intrusively invaded."
- Fyodor Dostoevsky
Awareness
"The darker the night, the brighter the stars."
- Fyodor Dostoevsky
Hope
"To live without Hope is to Cease to live."
- Fyodor Dostoevsky
Hope
"Much unhappiness has come into the world because of bewilderment, and things left unsaid."
- Fyodor Dostoevsky
Adversity
"Pain and suffering are always inevitable for a large intelligence and a deep heart."
- Fyodor Dostoevsky
Adversity
"I am alone, I thought, and they are everybody."
- Fyodor Dostoevsky
Adversity
""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
Learning
"Above all, don't lie to yourself. The man who lies to himself and listens to his own lie comes to a point that he cannot distinguish the truth within him, or around him, and so loses all respect for himself and for others. And having no respect he ceases to love."
- Fyodor Dostoevsky
Respect
"The darker the night, the brighter the stars. The deeper the grief, the closer is God!"
- Fyodor Dostoevsky
Faith
"The darker the night, the brighter the stars; the deeper the grief, the closer is God!"
- Fyodor Dostoevsky
Faith
"The darker the night, the brighter the stars, The deeper the grief, the closer is God!"
- Fyodor Dostoevsky
Faith
"The soul is healed by being with children."
- Fyodor Dostoevsky
Healing
"Power is given only to him who dares to stoop and take it … one must have the courage to dare."
- Fyodor Dostoevsky
Taking Risks
"If you want to overcome the whole world, overcome yourself."
- Fyodor Dostoevsky
Self-improvement
"For the secret of human existence lies not only in living but in knowing what to live for."
- Fyodor Dostoevsky
Philosophy
"The mystery of human existence lies not in just staying alive, but in finding something to live for."
- Fyodor Dostoevsky
Philosophy
"Love the animals, love the plants, love everything. If you love everything, you will perceive the divine mystery in things."
- Fyodor Dostoevsky
Spirituality