I am strongly convinced that not only too much consciousness but even any consciousness at all is a sickness.
Fyodor DostoevskyI swear to you gentlemen, that to be overly conscious is a sickness, a real, thorough sickness.
Fyodor DostoevskyMan is unhappy because he doesn't know he's happy. If anyone finds out he'll become happy at once.
Fyodor DostoevskyI never have frustrations. The reason is to wit: Of at first I don't succeed, I quit!
Fyodor DostoevskyThere is only one way to salvation, and that is to make yourself responsible for all men's sins. As soon as you make yourself responsible in all sincerity for everything and for everyone, you will see at once that this is really so, and that you are in fact to blame for everyone and for all things.
Fyodor Dostoevsky