If there is no God, everything is permitted.

Quote by Fyodor Dostoevsky

Topics: Fyodor Dostoevsky Quotes

There is no subject so old that something new cannot be said about it.

There is no subject so old that something new cannot be said about it.

We sometimes encounter people, even perfect strangers, who begin to interest us at first sight,...

We sometimes encounter people, even perfect strangers, who begin to interest us at first sight,...

It is not the brains that matter most, but that which guides them, character, the...

It is not the brains that matter most, but that which guides them, character, the...

A real gentleman, even if he loses everything he owns, must show no emotion. Money...

A real gentleman, even if he loses everything he owns, must show no emotion. Money...

There are things which a man is afraid to tell even to himself, and every...

There are things which a man is afraid to tell even to himself, and every...

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

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

Much unhappiness has come into the world because of bewilderment and things left unsaid.

Much unhappiness has come into the world because of bewilderment and things left unsaid.

Beauty is mysterious as well as terrible. God and devil are fighting there, and the...

Beauty is mysterious as well as terrible. God and devil are fighting there, and the...

Sarcasm: the last refuge of modest and chaste-souled people when the privacy of their soul...

Sarcasm: the last refuge of modest and chaste-souled people when the privacy of their soul...

Man, so long as he remains free, has no more constant and agonizing anxiety than...

Man, so long as he remains free, has no more constant and agonizing anxiety than...

Power is given only to those who dare to lower themselves and pick it up....

Power is given only to those who dare to lower themselves and pick it up....

The greatest happiness is to know the source of unhappiness.

The greatest happiness is to know the source of unhappiness.

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

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

Realists do not fear the results of their study.

Realists do not fear the results of their study.

The cleverest of all, in my opinion, is the man who calls himself a fool...

The cleverest of all, in my opinion, is the man who calls himself a fool...

The soul is healed by being with children.

The soul is healed by being with children.

Man is fond of counting his troubles, but he does not count his joys. If...

Man is fond of counting his troubles, but he does not count his joys. If...

There are moments, you reach moments, when all of a sudden time stops and becomes...

There are moments, you reach moments, when all of a sudden time stops and becomes...

Time brings all things to pass.

Time brings all things to pass.

Do not wait; the time will never be just right. Start where you stand, and...

Do not wait; the time will never be just right. Start where you stand, and...