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The best way to keep a prisoner from escaping is to make sure he never knows he's in prison.

Fyodor Dostoevsky

Escaping, Way, Prison

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A man who lies to himself, and believes his own lies becomes unable to recognize truth, either in himself or in anyone else, and he ends up losing respect for himself and for others. When he has no respect for anyone, he can no longer love, and, in order to divert himself, having no love in him, he yields to his impulses, indulges in the lowest forms of pleasure, and behaves in the end like an animal. And it all comes from lying - lying to others and to yourself.

Fyodor Dostoevsky

Wisdom, Truth, Lying

"The Brothers Karamazov". Book by Fyodor Dostoevsky, 1879 - 1880.

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Pain and suffering are always inevitable for a large intelligence and a deep heart. The really great men must, I think, have great sadness on earth.

Fyodor Dostoevsky

Inspirational, Sad, Pain

Fyodor Dostoevsky, Jane Austen, Lewis Carroll, Charlotte Perkins Gilman, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (2014). “The 10 Greatest Books of All Time”, p.262, Google Publishing

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The mystery of human existence lies not in just staying alive, but in finding something to live for.

Fyodor Dostoevsky

Lying, Alive, Criminal Mind

Fyodor Dostoevsky (2011). “The Brothers Karamazov”, p.440, Bantam Classics

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Nothing in this world is harder than speaking the truth, nothing easier than flattery.

Fyodor Dostoevsky

Truth, Honesty, Punishment

"Crime and Punishment". Book by Fyodor Dostoevsky (Part VI, Chapter 4, p. 471), 1866.

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The darker the night, the brighter the stars, The deeper the grief, the closer is God!

Fyodor Dostoevsky

Good Night, God, Stars

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When I look back on my past and think how much time I wasted on nothing, how much time has been lost in futilities, errors, laziness, incapacity to live; how little I appreciated it, how many times I sinned against my heart and soul-then my heart bleeds. Life is a gift, life is happiness, every minute can be an eternity of happiness.

Fyodor Dostoevsky

Moving On, Heart, Past

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It is better to be unhappy and know the worst, than to be happy in a fool's paradise.

Fyodor Dostoevsky

Unhappy, Paradise, Fool

Fyodor Dostoevsky (2017). “The Idiot (English French edition illustrated): L’Idiot (Anglais Français édition illustré)”, p.1139, Clap Publishing, LLC.

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I gave up caring about anything, and all the problems disappeared.

Fyodor Dostoevsky

Caring, Problem, Gave Up

Fyodor Dostoevsky (2016). “Short Stories”, p.185, Xist Publishing

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Love the animals, love the plants, love everything. If you love everything, you will perceive the divine mystery in things. Once you perceive it, you will begin to comprehend it better every day. And you will come at last to love the whole world with an all-embracing love.

Fyodor Dostoevsky

Love, Spiritual, Animal

Fyodor Dostoevsky (2015). “The Brothers Karamazov”, p.484, First Avenue Editions

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If you want to overcome the whole world, overcome yourself.

Fyodor Dostoevsky

Overcoming, World, Want

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The formula 'Two and two make five' is not without its attractions.

Fyodor Dostoevsky

Two, Perspective, Formulas

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Learning to love is hard and we pay dearly for it. It takes hard work and a long apprenticeship, for it is not just for a moment that we must learn to love, but forever.

Fyodor Dostoevsky

Hard Work, Love Is, Long

Fyodor Dostoevsky (2003). “Brothers Karamazov”, p.428, Bantam Classics

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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.

Fyodor Dostoevsky

Men, Animal, People

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You can be sincere and still be stupid.

Fyodor Dostoevsky

Stupid, Ignorance, Deep Thought

"Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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If you wish to glimpse inside a human soul and get to know a man ... just watch him laugh. If he laughs well, he's a good man.

Fyodor Dostoevsky

Laughter, Men, Laughing

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Humanity can live without science, it can live without bread, but it cannot live without beauty. Without beauty, there would be nothing left to do in this life. Here the secret lies. Here lies the entire story.

Fyodor Dostoevsky

Lying, Humanity, Secret

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Above all, don't lie to yourself.

Fyodor Dostoevsky

Respect, Lying, Occupy Yourself

Fyodor Dostoevsky (2017). “The Brothers Karamazov (English Russian Edition illustrated): Братья Карамазовы (англо-русская редакция иллюстрированная)”, p.96, Clap Publishing, LLC.

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Only the heart knows how to find what is precious.

Fyodor Dostoevsky

Inspiration, Heart, Know How

Fyodor Dostoevsky (2011). “The Brothers Karamazov (卡拉馬助夫兄弟們)”, p.841, Hyweb Technology Co. Ltd.

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If everything on earth were rational, nothing would happen.

Fyodor Dostoevsky

Earth, Rational, Happens

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Wealth is the number of things one can do without.

Fyodor Dostoevsky

Numbers, Wealth, Can Do

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Deprived of meaningful work, men and women lose their reason for existence; they go stark, raving mad.

Fyodor Dostoevsky

Meaningful, Work, Men

"Fire Up Your Life: Living with Nothing to Hide, Nothing to Prove, Nothing to Lose". Book by Ken Davis (p. 31), 1995.

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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 Dostoevsky

Suicide, Believe, Envy

"The Idiot". Book by Fyodor Dostoevsky (p. 2151), 1874.

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What is hell? I maintain that it is the suffering of being unable to love.

Fyodor Dostoevsky

Love, Life, Suffering

FYODOR MIKHAILOVICH DOSTOEVSKY (1952). “GREAT BOOKS OF THE WESTERN WORLD”

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The greatest happiness is to know the source of unhappiness.

Fyodor Dostoevsky

Happiness, Laughter, Joy

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Born: November 11, 1821
Died: February 9, 1881
Occupation: Novelist
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