Fyodor Dostoevsky
Russian novelist, 1821-1881
9 quotes.
Quotes by Fyodor Dostoevsky
- Above all, don’t lie to yourself. The man who lies to himself and listens to his own lie comes to such a pass that he cannot distinguish the truth within him, or around him, and so loses all respect for himself and for others.
- Above all, don’t lie to yourself.
- 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 you want to overcome the whole world, overcome yourself.
- It's not miracles that generate faith, but faith that generates miracles.
- The mystery of human existence lies not in just staying alive, but in finding something to live for.
- Times of crisis, of disruption or constructive change, are not only predictable, but desirable. They mean growth.
- To go wrong in one’s own way is better than to go right in someone else’s.
- To live without hope is to cease to live.