Sarcasm: the last refuge of modest and chaste-souled people when the privacy of their soul is coarsely and intrusively invaded. – Fyodor Dostoyevsky
The degree of civilization in a society can be judged by entering the prisons. – Fyodor Dostoyevsky
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. – Fyodor Dostoyevsky
To be too conscious is an illness — a real thoroughgoing illness. – Fyodor Dostoyevsky
The man who is happy is fulfilling the purpose of existence. – Fyodor Dostoyevsky
Love in action is a harsh and dreadful thing compared with love in dreams. – Fyodor Dostoyevsky
