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

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.

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...

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 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...

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.

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....

Is the nature of men such, that they can reject miracle, and at the great...

Is the nature of men such, that they can reject miracle, and at the great...

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,...

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...

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...

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.

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...

If you were to destroy the belief in immortality in mankind, not only love but...

If you were to destroy the belief in immortality in mankind, not only love but...

If there is no God, everything is permitted.

If there is no God, everything is permitted.

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,...

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

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

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...

The more you succeed in loving, the more you'll be convinced at the existence of...

The more you succeed in loving, the more you'll be convinced at the existence of...

God made man in the beginning but man made God what He is today.

God made man in the beginning but man made God what He is today.

God could not be everywhere and therefore he made mothers.

God could not be everywhere and therefore he made mothers.

Success is more attitude than aptitude.

Success is more attitude than aptitude.