Raskolnikov

Character in Crime and Punishment From: Crime and Punishment

Protagonist; impoverished student and philosopher struggling with guilt

364 quotes

"I am afraid of my own depravity."
Fear
"Reason alone is insufficient to guide human conduct."
Wisdom
"The law of nature is that the stronger devours the weaker."
Power
"My consciousness is my greatest torment."
Truth
"I have no right to live if I cannot master my own nature."
Strength
"The beauty of a woman's soul transcends all rational understanding."
Beauty
"One cannot escape one's nature through an act of will."
Truth
"I acted from hunger and desperation, not from principle."
"To be extraordinary is to be condemned."
Power
"I destroyed myself to test my theory."
Wisdom
"I am no more than a louse crawling on the earth."
"The extraordinary man must accept the burden of his nature."
Power
"I am not mad; I am perfectly sane. It is society that is mad."
Philosophy
"I wanted to dare, and that's all there is to it."
Courage
"The more I love humanity in general, the less I love man in particular."
Philosophy
"I want to live, and I will live!"
Life
"Punishment comes from conscience, not from judges."
Justice
"Everything is permitted to the strong man."
Power
"I have had a dream that has tormented me."
Fear
"Money is the root, but also the solution."
Money
"I cannot forgive myself, but others must."
"Freedom is a burden too heavy to bear."
Freedom
"I thought myself extraordinary, but I am ordinary."
"Consciousness is both blessing and curse."
Philosophy
"I am a sick man... I am a spiteful man."
Philosophy
"The more I love humanity in general, the less I love man in particular."
Relationships
"I simply believe that it is impossible to prove everything; it is an endless process."
Knowledge
"What matters is, that I've managed to convince myself."
Truth
"I am going to take a different path."
Change
"I have nothing to be sorry for."