Ivan Karamazov

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

"Man's sole business is to prove to himself that he is a man and not a piano key"

"One can love one's neighbor in the abstract, but rarely in concrete reality"

"Everyone is responsible for everyone and everything to everyone else"

"I love mankind, but I cannot endure people in the mass"

"The consciousness of life is superior to life itself"

"I love people, but I hate most of their deeds"

"A man may lose his faith but gain his humanity"

"The only absolute certainty is doubt itself"

"We are all guilty of everything before everyone"

"The freedom to choose is the greatest curse and blessing"

"If God does not exist, then everything is permitted"

"One can love one's neighbor in the abstract, or even at a distance, but at close quarters it's almost impossible"

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

"Suffering is the sole origin of consciousness"

"A man who lies to himself, and believes his own lies, becomes unable to recognize truth either in himself or in anyone else"

"The more civilized we become, the more unhappy we are"

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

"If there is no immortality, then there is no virtue"

"The suffering of a single tortured child rises up and cries out against all eternity"

"To love one's neighbor in the abstract is easy, but to love one concretely is difficult"

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

"Money is the root of all dissension and disharmony in the world"

"I refuse to accept a heaven built on the tears of even one tortured child"

"God is necessary and therefore must exist, but I prefer not to believe in Him"

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

"I love humanity, but I am amazed at myself: the more I love humanity in general, the less I love man in particular."

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

"Doubt is the mother of all philosophy."

"Men love their dreams more than they love their lives."