Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Crime And Punishment

Quotes

• “He was one of the numerous and varied legion of dullards, of half-animated abortions, conceited, half-educated coxcombs,...”
• “What if man is not really a scoundrel, man in general, I mean, the whole race of mankind-then all the rest is prejudice,...”
• “Pain and suffering are always inevitable for a large intelligence and a deep heart. The really great men must, I think, ...”
• “Life had stepped into the place of theory and something quite different would work itself out in his mind.”
• “The darker the night, the brighter the stars, The deeper the grief, the closer is God!”
• “To go wrong in one's own way is better than to go right in someone else's.”
• “Intelligence alone is not nearly enough when it comes to acting wisely.”
• “The fear of appearances is the first symptom of impotence.”