Fyodor Dostoevsky Quotes
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You should seek approval from yourself.
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I seek solutions, not battles.
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Only a fortunate few seek the Beloved. Only a blessed few seek to enter the shrine of the heart.
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Someone who does not draw strength from himself and who is incapable of finding the meaning of his life within himself will...seek the map to his own orientation somewhere outside himself-in some ideology, organization, or society, and then, however active he may appear to be, he is merely waiting, depending. He waits to see what others will do, or what roles they will assign to him, and he depends on them-and if they don't do anything or if they botch things, he succumbs to disillusion, despair, and ultimately, resignation.
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The grace of God is love freely shown toward guilty sinners, contrary to their merit and indeed in defiance of their demerit.
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He would not bring this case, at what is probably the end of his career, unless it was a case with great merit.
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Seek the counsel of men who will tell you the truth about yourself, even if it hurts you to hear it. Mere commendation will not bring the improvement you need.
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Everything that matters to we can work out as expected, in the event that we have the strength to seek after them.
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The sage never seems to know his own merits, for only by not noticing them can you call others' attention to them.
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Reputation ... is as often gained without merit as lost without a crime.
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Whoever cannot seek the unforeseen sees nothing for the known way is an impasse.
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Let us first understand the facts and then we may seek the cause.
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All men seek one goal: success or happiness.
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Even from the first it is meek to seek the impossible.
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Seek not proud riches, but such as thou mayest get justly, use soberly, distribute cheerfully, and leave contentedly.
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Don't seek to have events happen as you wish, but wish them to happen as they do happen, and all will be well with you.
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Seek Not Every Quality In One Individual.
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Care not for want of place; care for thy readiness to fill one. Care not for being unknown, but seek to be worthy of note.
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You cannot prevent and prepare for war at the same time.
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Of all the things I've done, the most vital is coordinating those who work with me and aiming their efforts at a certain goal.
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Most thinkers write badly, because they communicate not only their thoughts, but also the thinking of them.
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It sounds like something from a Woody Guthrie song, but it's true; I was raised in a freight car.
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Hang your merit. I don't seek anyone's approbation.
