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

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Escaping, Way, Prison

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

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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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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.

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Wisdom, Truth, Lying

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

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But how could you live and have no story to tell?

Fyodor Dostoevsky

Stories, Existentialism, Minimalist

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

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Good Night, God, Stars

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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.

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

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Truth, Honesty, Punishment

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

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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.

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Moving On, Heart, Past

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

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Overcoming, World, Want

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

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Caring, Problem, Gave Up

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

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Only through suffering can we find ourselves.

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Climbing, Challenges, Suffering

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It's not miracles that generate faith, but faith that generates miracles.

Fyodor Dostoevsky

Miracle

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To go wrong in one's own way is better than to go right in someone else's.

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Independent, Punishment, Way

"Crime and Punishment".

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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.

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Love, Spiritual, Animal

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

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What would life be if we had no courage to attempt anything?
Taking a new step, uttering a new word, is what people fear most.

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Fear, People, Steps

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Man only likes to count his troubles, but he does not count his joys.

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Being Happy, Gratitude, Men

FYODOR DOSTOEVSKY (1960). “NOTES FROM UNDERGROUND AND THE GRAND INQUISITOR”

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Everything passes, only truth remains.

Fyodor Dostoevsky

Remains

Fyodor Dostoevsky (2017). “The Brothers Karamazov (English Russian Edition illustrated): Братья Карамазовы (англо-русская редакция иллюстрированная)”, p.731, Clap Publishing, LLC.

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To think too much is a disease.

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Thinking, Disease, Too Much

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

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Love, Life, Suffering

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

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If everything on earth were rational, nothing would happen.

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Earth, Rational, Happens

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The secret of man's being is not only to live but to have something to live for.

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Men, Secret, Purpose

Fyodor Dostoevsky (1981). “Grand Inquisitor”, p.10, A&C Black

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Only the heart knows how to find what is precious.

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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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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.

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Suicide, Believe, Envy

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

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There is immeasurably more left inside than what comes out in words.

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Healing, Deep Thought, A Loss For Words

Fyodor Dostoevsky (2007). “The Adolescent”, p.43, Vintage

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