Fyodor Dostoevsky Quotes
Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoevsky was a Russian novelist and essayist whose late masterpieces, Crime and Punishment, The Idiot, Demons, and The Brothers Karamazov, place him among the greatest novelists in any language. After youthful involvement in a circle of utopian socialists, he was sentenced to death and reprieved at the last moment, then sent to four years of penal labor in Siberia, an experience that shaped the rest of his writing. The quotes below are attributed to Fyodor Dostoevsky, organized by topic.
Fyodor Dostoevsky on God
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Attributed to Fyodor Dostoevsky:
“If God does not exist, everything is permitted.”
Fyodor Dostoevsky on Life
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Attributed to Fyodor Dostoevsky:
“The mystery of human existence lies not in just staying alive, but in finding something to live for.”
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Attributed to Fyodor Dostoevsky:
“To live without hope is to cease to live.”
Fyodor Dostoevsky on Mind
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Attributed to Fyodor Dostoevsky:
“Pain and suffering are always inevitable for a large intelligence and a deep heart.”
Fyodor Dostoevsky on Truth
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Attributed to Fyodor Dostoevsky:
“Beauty will save the world.”
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Attributed to Fyodor Dostoevsky:
“Above all, do not lie to yourself.”
Fyodor Dostoevsky on Virtue
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Attributed to Fyodor Dostoevsky:
“We are all responsible to all for all.”