Fyodor Dostoevsky Sayings and Quotes

Below you will find our collection of inspirational, wise, and humorous old Fyodor Dostoevsky quotes, Fyodor Dostoevsky sayings, and Fyodor Dostoevsky proverbs, collected over the years from a variety of sources.'

Love in action is a harsh and dreadful thing compared to love in dreams. Fyodor Dostoevsky
All the Utopias will come to pass only when we grow wings and all people are converted into angels. Fyodor Dostoevsky
The more cunning a man is, the less he suspects that he will be caught in a simple thing. The more cunning a man is, the simpler the trap he must be caught in. Fyodor Dostoevsky
What is hell? I maintain that it is the suffering of being unable to love. Fyodor Dostoevsky
Much unhappiness has come into the world because of bewilderment and things left unsaid. Fyodor Dostoevsky
Drive nature out of the door and it will fly in at the window. Fyodor Dostoevsky
Much unhappiness has come into the world because of bewilderment and things left unsaid. Fyodor Dostoevsky
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. Fyodor Dostoevsky
The darker the night, the brighter the stars, the deeper the grief, the closer is God! Fyodor Dostoevsky
The soul is healed by being with children. Fyodor Dostoevsky
I think the devil doesn't exist, but man has created him, he has created him in his own image and likeness. Fyodor Dostoevsky
Schoolboys are a merciless race, individually they are angels, but together, especially in schools, they are often merciless. Fyodor Dostoevsky
Above all, don't lie to yourself. The man who lies to himself and listens to his own lie comes to a point that he cannot distinguish the truth within him, or around him, and so loses all respect for himself and for others. And having no respect he ceases to love. Fyodor Dostoevsky
From a hundred rabbits you can't make a horse. Fyodor Dostoevsky
It's the moon that makes it so still, weaving some mystery. Fyodor Dostoevsky
Right or wrong, it's very pleasant to break something from time to time. Fyodor Dostoevsky
The secret of man's being is not only to live but to have something to live for. Fyodor Dostoevsky
You will burn and you will burn out; you will be healed and come back again. Fyodor Dostoevsky
To go wrong in one's own way is better than to go right in someone else's. Fyodor Dostoevsky
The darker the night, the brighter the stars, the deeper the grief the closer is God. Fyodor Dostoevsky