The Brothers Karamazov

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

"Beauty is mysterious as well as terrible. God and the devil are fighting there, and the battlefield is the heart of man."

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

"To love truly is to sacrifice everything"

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

"Beauty will save the world"

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

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

"I believe that I do not understand the meaning of crime and madness"

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

"The world is a beautiful place and worth fighting for"

"I want to understand it all, to forgive everyone for everything"

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

"I want to suffer too"

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

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

"Money is coined liberty, and every man ought to feel it as such"

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

"Suffering is the sole origin of consciousness"

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

"Beauty is mysterious as well as terrible. God and the devil are fighting there, and the battlefield is the heart of man"

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

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

"We punish ourselves far more cruelly than any judge ever could."

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

"We are all punished by our own desires."

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

"Passion is not the enemy of reason; it is the very thing that gives reason meaning."

"I have tasted the honey of life, though bitter it may be."

"Freedom without responsibility is the road to destruction."