Ivan Karamazov

"Freedom without responsibility is the road to destruction."

"Man is tormented by no greater anxiety than to find someone quickly to whom he can hand over that gift of freedom."

"We are all punished by our own desires."

"Money is the root of all evil because it removes the last barrier between desire and action."

"The greatest lie is the one we tell ourselves."

"Doubt is the beginning of wisdom, not its end."

"I believe in Russia, I love the Russian soul"

"Suffering is the sole origin of consciousness"

"I wanted to love humanity, but it has turned out that I cannot love my neighbor"

"If there is no God, then everything is permitted"

"The more I love humanity in general, the less I love man in particular"

"A man may live and act honorably without making a sacrifice of his personality to the state"

"I am painfully aware that I have no capacity for real faith"

"I cannot embrace suffering in advance for the sake of an idea"

"I would never, never consent to suffer for the happiness of others"

"The tragedy of life is not death, but meaninglessness"

"If there is no God, then everything is permitted."

"The more I love humanity in general, the less I love man in particular."

"I am not rebelling against my maker; I simply refuse to accept his creation."

"One can love one's neighbor in the abstract."

"Freedom and love are not things to be commanded."

"The question of God's existence cannot be resolved by reason alone."

"I cannot accept a world where innocent children suffer."

"The human heart contains both heaven and hell."

"Man is born free, but everywhere he is in chains."

"Men are tormented by the freedom they possess."

"A lie told often enough becomes a kind of truth to the teller."

"I think the devil doesn't exist, but man has created him; he has created him in his own image and likeness"

"The degree of one's freedom determines the degree of one's responsibility"

"The fearful mystery of human will cannot be comprehended by reason alone"