“Accept suffering and achieve atonement through it—that is what you must do.”

— Fyodor Dostoevsky, Crime and Punishment (1866)

About Fyodor Dostoevsky

1821 – 1881

Russian novelist, author of 'Crime and Punishment' and 'The Brothers Karamazov'.

“A dream! What is a dream? And is not our life a dream?”

“Taking a new step, uttering a new word, is what people fear most.”

“If you want to be respected by others the great thing is to respect yourself.”

“Turn your wounds into wisdom.”

“Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon 'em.”

“Prosperity is the best protector of principle.”

“All becoming and growing—all that guarantees a future—involves pain.”

“Ambition has its disappointments to sour us, but never the good fortune to satisfy us.”

“It is better 100 guilty Persons should escape than that one innocent Person should suffer.”