Sorrow compressed my heart, and I felt I would die, and then... Well, then I woke up.
Fyodor DostoevskyWhen he has lost all hope, all object in life, man becomes a monster in his misery.
Fyodor DostoevskyLack of originality, everywhere, all over the world, from time immemorial, has always been considered the foremost quality and the recommendation of the active, efficient and practical man.
Fyodor DostoevskyDo you think it is a vain hope that one day man will find joy in noble deeds of light and mercy, rather than in the coarse pleasures he indulges in today -- gluttony, fornication, ostentation, boasting, and envious vying with his neighbor? I am certain this is not a vain hope and that the day will come soon.
Fyodor Dostoevsky