Quotes by Fyodor Dostoevsky

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Every ant  knows the  formula of its ant-hill, every  bee knows  the formula  of its  beehive. They know it  in their own way, not in our way. Only humankind does not know its own formula.
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Every ant  knows the  formula of its ant-hill, every  bee knows  the formula  of its  beehive. They know it  in their own way, not in our way. Only humankind does not know its own formula.
The best definition of man is: a being that goes on two legs and is ungrateful.
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The best definition of man is: a being that goes on two legs and is ungrateful.
Let us be servants in order to be leaders.
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Let us be servants in order to be leaders.
The best way to keep a prisoner from escaping is to make sure he never knows he's in prison.
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The best way to keep a prisoner from escaping is to make sure he never knows he's in prison.
The cleverest of all, is the man who calls himself a fool at least once a month.
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The cleverest of all, is the man who calls himself a fool at least once a month.
The darker the night, the brighter the stars, the deeper the grief the closer is God.
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The darker the night, the brighter the stars, the deeper the grief the closer is God.
Talking nonsense is man's only privilege that distinguishes him from all other organisms.
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Talking nonsense is man's only privilege that distinguishes him from all other organisms.
To love someone means to see him as God intended him
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To love someone means to see him as God intended him
But try getting blindly carried away by your feelings, without reasoning, without a primary cause, driving conciousness away at least for a time; start hating; or fall in love, only so as not to sit with folded arms.
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But try getting blindly carried away by your feelings, without reasoning, without a primary cause, driving conciousness away at least for a time; start hating; or fall in love, only so as not to sit with folded arms.
The cleverest of all, in my opinion, is the man who calls himself a fool at least once a month
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The cleverest of all, in my opinion, is the man who calls himself a fool at least once a month
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