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Fyodor Dostoevsky Quotes on Life

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. This page collects quotes attributed to Fyodor Dostoevsky on the topic of life, drawn from across the philosopher's works.

Quotes

  • Attributed to Fyodor Dostoevsky:

    “Beauty will save the world.”

  • Attributed to Fyodor Dostoevsky:

    “The mystery of human existence lies not in just staying alive, but in finding something to live for.”

  • Attributed to Fyodor Dostoevsky:

    “To live without hope is to cease to live.”

  • Attributed to Fyodor Dostoevsky:

    “Pain and suffering are always inevitable for a large intelligence and a deep heart.”