Fyodor Dostoevsky
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8 quotes we’ve traced to Fyodor Dostoevsky
“A man who lies to himself and listens to his own lie comes to a point where he does not discern any truth”
Verified“It's life that matters, nothing but life — the process of discovering, the everlasting process”
Verified“Love a man even in his sin, for that is the semblance of Divine Love”
Verified“Taking a new step, uttering a new word is what people fear most”
Verified“The mystery of human existence lies not in just staying alive, but in finding something to live for”
Verified“The soul is healed by being with children”
Verified“The degree of civilization in a society can be judged by entering its prisons”
Disputed“Tolerance will reach such a level that intelligent people will be banned from thinking so as not to offend the imbeciles”
DisputedNot actually Fyodor Dostoevsky
Often misattributed to Fyodor Dostoevsky
Famous lines widely pinned on Fyodor Dostoevsky that we’ve traced to someone else.
“The darker the night, the brighter the stars, the deeper the grief, the closer is God!”
actually Apollon Maykov
“The degree of civilization in a society can be judged by entering its prisons”
actually No verified author — misattributed to Dostoevsky
“Tolerance will reach such a level that intelligent people will be banned from thinking so as not to offend the imbeciles”
actually Anonymous (internet meme)
“Trust no one in whom the desire to punish is strong”
actually Friedrich Nietzsche
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