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
The man who is happy is fulfilling the purpose of existence. – Fyodor Dostoyevsky
To be too conscious is an illness — a real thoroughgoing illness. – Fyodor Dostoyevsky
I wish I had coined the phrase tyranny of choice, but someone beat me to it. The counterintuitive truth is that have an abundance of options does not make you feel privileged and indulged too many options make you feel like all of them are wrong, and that you are wrong if you choose any of them. – Susan Orlean