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
Fyodor Dostoevsky quotes about
despair hopelessness pleasure
It's in despair that you find the sharpest pleasures, particularly when you are most acutely aware of the hopelessness of your position.
suffering want
I want to suffer and be purified by suffering!
useless reason explaining
...there is no explaining anything by reasoning and so it is useless to reason.
self-esteem struggle adversity
originality and a feeling of one's own dignity are achieved only through work and struggle.
falling-in-love hate mean
But to fall in love does not mean to love. One can fall in love and still hate.
suffering atonement achieve
Accept suffering and achieve atonement through it — that is what you must do.
two law advice
Two and two make four. Nature doesn't ask your advice. She isn't interested in your preferences or whether or not you approve of her laws. You must accept nature as she is with all the consequences that that implies.
world ridiculous talent
What is most vile and despicable about money is that it even confers talent. And it will do so until the end of the world.
sorrow messages lasts
This is my last message to you: in sorrow, seek happiness.
use example christ
What is the use of Christ's words, unless we set an example?
two gentleman four
..., twice two is four is not life, gentlemen, but the beginning of death.
shells alive flesh
Whatever distinguishes one lump of flesh from another when we're alive, we're all the same once we're dead. Just used-up shells.
europe russia would-be
Russia was a slave in Europe but would be a master in Asia.
rebel world accepting
I do not rebel against my God, I simply do not accept his world.