A novel is a work of poetry. In order to write it, one must have tranquility of spirit and of impression.Fyodor Dostoevsky
Power is given only to those who dare to lower themselves and pick it up. Only one thing matters, one thing; to be able to dare!Fyodor Dostoevsky
A real gentleman, even if he loses everything he owns, must show no emotion. Money must be so far beneath a gentleman that it is hardly worth troubling about.Fyodor Dostoevsky
It seems, in fact, as though the second half of a man's life is made up of nothing, but the habits he has accumulated during the first half.Fyodor Dostoevsky
Man, so long as he remains free, has no more constant and agonizing anxiety than find as quickly as possible someone to worship.Fyodor Dostoevsky
The cleverest of all, in my opinion, is the man who calls himself a fool at least once a month.Fyodor Dostoevsky
