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Fyodor Dostoyevsky (Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoyevsky)

(1821 – 1881) Sometimes transliterated Dostoevsky. A Russian novelist, short story writer, journalist and essayist. His most memorable works: "Crime and Punishment", "The Idiot", "Demons" and "The Brothers Karamazov". Many literary critics rate him as one of the greatest and most prominent psychologists in world literature. He became one of the most widely read and renowned Russian writers. His books have been translated into more than 170 languages and have sold around 15 million copies. He influenced a multitude of writers.

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.

Man only likes to count his troubles, but he does not count his joys.

Man, so long as he remains free, has no more constant and agonizing anxiety than find as quickly as possible someone to worship.

Men do not accept their prophets and slay them, but they love their martyrs and worship those whom they have tortured to death.

Much unhappiness has come into the world because of bewilderment and things left unsaid.

One can know a man from his laugh, and if you like a man's laugh before you know anything of him, you may confidently say that he is a good man.

The cleverest of all, in my opinion, is the man who calls himself a fool at least once a month.

The soul is healed by being with children.

There is no subject so old that something new cannot be said about it.