Men are made for happiness, and he who is completely happy h... - Fyodor Dostoyevsky, The Brothers Karamazov
"Men are made for happiness, and he who is completely happy has the right to say to himself, 'I am doing God's will on earth."
More quotes by Fyodor Dostoyevsky, The Brothers Karamazov
"Love in action is a harsh and dreadful thing compared to love in dreams."
"But I always liked side-paths, little dark back-alleys behind the main road- there one finds adventures and surprises, and precious metal in the dirt."
"For if there's no everlasting God, there's no such thing as virtue, and there's no need of it."
"I love mankind, he said, "but I find to my amazement that the more I love mankind as a whole, the less I love man in particular."
"Above all, don't lie to yourself. The man who lies to himself and listens to his own lie comes to a point that he cannot distinguish the truth within him, or around him, and so loses all respect for himself and for others. And having no respect he ceases to love."