Fyodor Dostoevsky

“On our earth we can only love with suffering and through suffering.”

“It's life that matters, nothing but life — the process of discovering, the everlasting and perpetual process, not the discovery itself, at all.”

“Nothing in the world is harder than speaking the truth and nothing easier than flattery.”

“Pain and suffering are always inevitable for a large intelligence and a deep heart. The really great men must, I think, have great sadness on Earth.”

“Taking a new step, uttering a new word, is what people fear most.”

“If you want to be respected by others the great thing is to respect yourself.”

“Love a man even in his sin, for that is the semblance of Divine Love and is the highest love on earth.”

“What is hell? I maintain that it is the suffering of being unable to love.”

“Above all, do not lie to yourself. A man who lies to himself and listens to his own lie comes to a point where he does not discern any truth either in himself or anywhere around him, and thus falls into disrespect towards himself and others.”

“The mystery of human existence lies not in just staying alive but in finding something to live for.”