If there is no God, everything is permitted.

Quote by Fyodor Dostoevsky

Topics: Fyodor Dostoevsky Quotes

It is not possible to eat me without insisting that I sing praises of my...

It is not possible to eat me without insisting that I sing praises of my...

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...

Happiness does not lie in happiness, but in the achievement of it.

Happiness does not lie in happiness, but in the achievement of it.

Men do not accept their prophets and slay them, but they love their martyrs and...

Men do not accept their prophets and slay them, but they love their martyrs and...

Realists do not fear the results of their study.

Realists do not fear the results of their study.

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,...

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

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

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

The soul is healed by being with children.

The soul is healed by being with children.

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.

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...

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 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,...

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....

To live without Hope is to Cease to live.

To live without Hope is to Cease to live.