Fyodor Dostoevsky Quotes

A true friend of mankind whose heart has but once quivered in compassion over the sufferings of the people, will understand and forgive all the impassable alluvial filth in which they are submerged, and will be able to discover the diamonds in the filth.

Fyodor Dostoevsky

Quotes to Explore

So long as you create laws that define women as victims, as creatures that demand protection, that need bodyguards, you are going to perpetuate the very worst of our sexist past.

Warren Farrell
- Long
- Women
- Past
We confuse activity with progress, and that's always dangerous, especially in war.

H. R. McMaster
- War
- Always
- Progress
People think of you differently if you've been in their homes. They think they own you because they watched you while they were eating dinner, or they can turn you up or down, or even freeze you.

Maggie Smith
- People
- Up
- Think
In bookstores, my stuff is usually filed in the out-of-the-way, additional interest sections.

Adam Gopnik
- Interest
- Bookstores
If two people cannot live together, both should have the right to opt out of the marriage. In an ideal world, that would be an acceptable solution.

Kapil Sibal
- People
- World
- Live
After being nearly eradicated from the lower 48 states by the 1960s, bald eagles were re-introduced to the Adirondacks in the 1980s, and I'm proud to report the view from my home indicates they are flourishing in upstate New York.

Frances Beinecke
- Home
- Proud
- New