“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.””
Quotes by Fyodor Dostoyevsky
“The mystery of human existence lies not in just staying alive, but in finding something to live for.””
“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.””
“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.””
“The world says: "You have needs -- satisfy them. You have as much right as the rich and the mighty. Don't hesitate to satisfy your needs; indeed, expand your needs and demand more." This is the worldly doctrine of today. And they believe that this is freedom. The result for the rich is isolation and suicide, for the poor, envy and murder.””
Fyodor DostoyevskyFyodor Dostoevsky was a prominent Russian novelist, short story writer, essayist, and journalist, widely regarded as one of the greatest literary figures in both Russian and world literature. Born in ...