The best way to keep a prisoner from escaping is to make sure he never knows he's in prison. Fyodor Dostoevsky More Quotes by Fyodor Dostoevsky More Quotes From Fyodor Dostoevsky Love to throw yourself on the earth and kiss it. Kiss the earth and love it with an unceasing, consuming love. Fyodor Dostoevsky kissing and-love land If they drive God from the earth, we shall shelter Him underground. Fyodor Dostoevsky shelter deep-thought earth I am too young and I've loved you too much. Fyodor Dostoevsky too-much young Even as I approach the gambling hall, as soon as I hear, two rooms away, the jingle of money poured out on the table, I almost go into convulsions. Fyodor Dostoevsky jingles gambling two The world has proclaimed the reign of freedom, especially of late, but what do we see in this freedom of theirs? Nothing but slavery and self-destruction! For the world says: "You have desires and so satisfy them, for you have the same rights as the most rich and powerful. Don't be afraid of satisfying them and even multiply your desires." Fyodor Dostoevsky powerful self rights I walked along Nevsky Avenue.Actually it was more torture, humiliation, and bilious irritation than a stroll. Fyodor Dostoevsky torture humiliation irritation Realists do not fear the results of their study. Fyodor Dostoevsky deep-thought study fear I bless the rising sun each day, and, as before, my heart sings to meet it, but now I love even more its setting, its long slanting rays & the soft tender gentle memories that come with them...’ -Father Zossima Fyodor Dostoevsky heart memories father It seemed clear to me that life and the world somehow depended upon me now. I may almost say that the world now seemed created for me alone: if I shot myself the world would cease to be at least for me. I say nothing of its being likely that nothing will exist for anyone when I am gone, and that as soon as my consciousness is extinguished the whole world will vanish too and become void like a phantom , as a mere appurtenance of my consciousness, for possibly all this world and all these people are only me myself. Fyodor Dostoevsky gone people world In order to love simply, it is necessary to know how to show love. Fyodor Dostoevsky romance romantic order 'Ever seen a leaf - a leaf from a tree?' 'Yes.' I saw one recently - a yellow one, a little green, wilted at the edges. Blown by the wind. When I was a little boy, I used to shut my eyes in winter and imagine a green leaf, with veins on it, and the sun shining ...' 'What's this - an allegory?' "No; why? Not an allegory - a leaf, just a leaf. A leaf is good. Everything's good.' Fyodor Dostoevsky eye winter boys You pass by a little child, you pass by, spiteful, with ugly words, with wrathful heart; you may not have noticed the child, but he has seen you, and your image, unseemly and ignoble, may remain in his defenseless heart. You don't know it, but you may have sown an evil seed in him and it may grow, and all because you were not careful before the child, because you did not foster in yourself a careful, actively benevolent love. Fyodor Dostoevsky heart love children Above all, do not lie to yourself. Fyodor Dostoevsky occupy-yourself respect lying You will have many enemies, but even your foes will love you. Life will bring you many misfortunes, but you will find your happiness in them, and will bless life and will make others bless it-which is what matters most. Fyodor Dostoevsky what-matters love-you happiness He did not know that the new life would not be given him for nothing, that he would have to pay dearly for it, that it would cost him great striving, great suffering. But that is the beginning of a new story -- the story of the gradual renewal of a man, the story of his gradual regeneration, of his passing from one world into another, of his initiation into a new unknown life. That might be the subject of a new story, but our present story is ended. Fyodor Dostoevsky new-life suffering men I am a dreamer. I know so little of real life that I just can’t help re-living such moments as these in my dreams, for such moments are something I have very rarely experienced. I am going to dream about you the whole night, the whole week, the whole year. Fyodor Dostoevsky real dream night Only to live, to live and live! Life, whatever it may be! Fyodor Dostoevsky punishment live-life may It is amazing what one ray of sunshine can do for a man! Fyodor Dostoevsky sunshine rays men The formula 'Two and two make five' is not without its attractions. Fyodor Dostoevsky formulas perspective two Now I'm living out my life in a corner, trying to console myself with the stupid, useless excuse that an intelligent man cannot turn himself into anything, that only a fool can make anything he wants out of himself. Fyodor Dostoevsky intelligent stupid men
