Verum Insights...

1. “Pain and suffering are always inevitable for a large intelligence and a deep heart. The really great men must, I think, have great sadness on earth.” ― Fyodor Dostoevsky

2. “The mystery of human existence lies not in just staying alive, but in finding something to live for.” ― Fyodor Dostoevsky

3. “Above all, don't lie to yourself.” ― Fyodor Dostoevsky

4. “Lying to ourselves is more deeply ingrained than lying to others.” ― Fyodor Dostoevsky

5. “The darker the night, the brighter the stars. The deeper the grief, the closer is God.” ― Fyodor Dostoevsky

6. “Nothing in this world is harder than speaking the truth, nothing easier than flattery.” ― Fyodor Dostoevsky

7. “Taking a new step, uttering a new word, is what people fear most.” ― Fyodor Dostoevsky

8. “If you want to overcome the whole world, overcome yourself.” ― Fyodor Dostoevsky

9. “Power is given only to those who dare to lower themselves and pick it up.” ― Fyodor Dostoevsky

10. “Man is sometimes extraordinarily, passionately, in love with suffering.”

11. “To go wrong in one's own way is better than to go right in someone else's.” ― Fyodor Dostoevsky

12. “It takes something more than intelligence to act intelligently.” ― Fyodor Dostoyevsky

13. “People speak sometimes about the "bestial" cruelty of man, but that is terribly unjust and offensive to beasts, no animal could ever be so cruel as a man, so artfully, so artistically cruel.” ― Fyodor Dostoyevsky

14. “To love someone means to see them as God intended them.” ― Fyodor Dostoyevsky

15. “Your worst sin is that you have destroyed and betrayed yourself for nothing.” ― Fyodor Dostoevsky