1,167 Quotes by Fyodor Dostoyevsky

Without a firm idea of himself and the purpose of his life, man cannot live, and would sooner destroy himself than remain on earth, even if he was surrounded by bread.

Without some goal and some efforts to reach it, no man can live.

To strive consciously for an object and to engage in engineering -- that is, incessantly and eternally to make new roads, wherever they may lead.

Science which has become a great power in the lastcentury, has analyzed everything divine handed down tous in the holy books. After this cruel analysis thelearned of this world have nothing left of all thatwas sacred. But they have only analyzed the parts andoverlooked the whole, and indeed their blindness ismarvelous.

If there is no immortality, there is no virtue

Innovators and men of genius have almost always been regarded as fools at the beginning (and very often at the end) of their careers.

If you want to be respected by others the great thing is to respect yourself. Only by that, only by self-respect will you compel others to respect you.

If God does not exist, then everything is permitted

Above all, don’t lie to yourself.