Fyodor Dostoyevsky Flashcards
(9 cards)
Who was Fyodor Dostoyevsky
A Russian novelist, short story writer, essayist, journalist, and philosopher (1821-1881)
Fyodor Dostoyevsky:
On assessing society
The degree of civilization in a society can be judged by entering its prisons.
Fyodor Dostoyevsky:
On absence of god
If there is no God, everything is permitted.
Fyodor Dostoyevsky:
Human magnetism
We sometimes encounter people, even perfect strangers, who begin to interest us at first sight, somehow suddenly, all at once, before a word has been spoken.
Fyodor Dostoyevsky:
The cleverest of all
The cleverest of all, in my opinion, is the man who calls himself a fool at least once a month
Fyodor Dostoyevsky:
The evildoer
Nothing is easier than to denounce the evildoer; nothing is more difficult than to understand him
Fyodor Dostoyevsky:
Intellect
It’s not the intellect that matters most, but that which guides it — the character; the heart.
Fyodor Dostoyevsky:
Elaborating on old subjects
There is no subject so old that something new cannot be said about it.
Fyodor Dostoyevsky:
Man and suffering
Man is sometimes extraordinarily, passionately, in love with suffering.
