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Dostoevsky quotes
One of the Great Giants in Russian Literature. Fedor Dostoevsky (1821-1881) famous works: Poor folk,Notes from the House of Dead, The Underground Man, Crime and Punishment (a classic novel),The Idiot, The Possessed and The Brother Karamazov....these last novels are his immortal works, among the greatest ever written.
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On God
"If there is no God, everything is permitted."
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Knowing
Do you know who you are?
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zedveron 20-Sep-07, 05:03
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Civilisation
"The degree of civilization in a society can be judged by entering its prisons."
(Take note Guantanamo Bay!)
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zedveron 20-Sep-07, 05:14
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Wisdom & ...
"The cleverest of all, in my opinion, is the man who calls himself a fool at least once a month."
"You're a gentleman," they used to say to him. "You shouldn't have gone murdering people with a hatchet; that's no occupation for a gentleman." (from Crime & Punishment)
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Virtue-Inmortality
There is no virtue if there is no immortality
"Brothers Karamazov".
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What is hell?
"What is Hell? I maintain it is the suffering of being unable to love."
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Man
" Man is in love extraordinarily,passionately with suffering."
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troubles and joys
"Man only likes to counts his troubles, but he does not count his joys."
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Brothers Karamazov
"To be in love , is not the same as loving. You can be in love with a woman, and still hates her."
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slaves
" Slaves are bound to be equal."
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Crime and Punishment
I did not bow down to you, I bowed down to all the suffering of humanity.
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