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Inventors and men of genius have almost always been regarded as fools at the beginning (and very often at the end) of their careers.
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In abstract love of humanity one almost always only loves oneself.
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It’s a burden to us even to be human beings—men with our own real body and blood; we are ashamed of it, we think it a disgrace and try to contrive to be some sort of impossible generalized man.
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Happiness does not lie in happiness, but in the achievement of it.
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In despair there are the most intense enjoyments, especially when one is very acutely conscious of the hopelessness of one’s position.
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To be too conscious is an illness—a real thoroughgoing illness.
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What man wants is simply independent choice, whatever that independence may cost and wherever it may lead.
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A just cause is not ruined by a few mistakes.
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There is no object on earth which cannot be looked at from a cosmic point of view.
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There is no idea, no fact, which could not be vulgarized and presented in a ludicrous light.
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Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoevsky was born on November 11, 1821, in Moscow, Russia. His father was a doctor, and his mother came from a family of merchants. Dostoevsky showed an early talent for reading and writing. After his mother's death, he studied at the Imperial Military Academy of Engineering in Saint Petersburg but soon abandoned a military career to devote himself to literature. His first novel, "Poor Folk" (1846), was met with critical acclaim. However, in 1849, Dostoevsky was arrested for his involvement with a radical intellectual circle and sentenced to death. The sentence was commuted at the last moment to hard labor in Siberia. This traumatic experience had a profound impact on his work, which began to explore themes of redemption, faith, and the nature of evil. After serving his sentence, Dostoevsky returned to Russia and produced some of his most celebrated works, including "Notes from Underground" (1864), "Crime and Punishment" (1866), "The Gambler" (1867), "The Idiot" (1869), "Demons" (1872), and "The Brothers Karamazov" (1880). His novels are praised for their complex character portrayals, psychological insight, and profound exploration of moral and philosophical issues. Dostoevsky was known for his emotional intensity and for frequently struggling with addictions, such as gambling. He married twice and had children. Fyodor Dostoevsky died on February 9, 1881, in Saint Petersburg, leaving an immeasurable literary legacy that continues to influence writers and thinkers worldwide.