“But it has always happened that the more I detest men individually the more ardent becomes my love for humanity.”

— Fyodor Dostoevsky, The Brothers Karamazov (1880), Book II, Ch. 4

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.”

“Love and what generates it. Rebellion and what creates it. Liberty and what nourishes it. Three manifestations of God.”

“They who know the truth are not equal to those who love it, and they who love it are not equal to those who delight in it.”

“Suffering has been stronger than all other teaching, and has taught me to understand what your heart used to be.”

“Yet I argue not against Heaven's hand or will, nor bate one jot of heart or hope; but still bear up and steer right onward.”

“Everyone sees the unseen in proportion to the clarity of his heart, and that depends upon how much he has polished it.”

“Someone I loved once gave me a box full of darkness. It took me years to understand that this, too, was a gift.”