Quotes for English Learners
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Fyodor Dostoyevsky
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Fyodor Dostoyevsky
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Fyodor Dostoyevsky :
Glimpse inside a human soul If you wish to glimpse inside a human soul and get to know a man, don't bother analyzing his ways of being silent, of talking, of weeping, of seeing how much he is moved by noble ideas; you will get better results if you just watch him laugh. If he laughs well, he's a good man.
Fyodor Dostoyevsky |
humor
I love mankind 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.
Fyodor Dostoyevsky |
love
Speaking the truth Nothing in this world is harder than speaking the truth, nothing easier than flattery.
Fyodor Dostoyevsky |
truth
To be respected If you want to be respected by others, the great thing is to respect yourself. Only by that, only by self-respect will you compel others to respect you.
Fyodor Dostoyevsky |
respect
Troubles and happiness Man only likes to count his troubles; he doesn't calculate his happiness.
Fyodor Dostoyevsky |
happiness
Unhappiness Much unhappiness has come into the world because of bewilderment and things left unsaid.
Fyodor Dostoyevsky |
happiness
What is hell? What is hell? I maintain that it is the suffering of being unable to love.
Fyodor Dostoyevsky |
love
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