To be too conscious is an illness--a real thorough-going illness.
Notes from Underground, Part I, Chapter II (1864)
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Fyodor Dostoevsky
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Consciousness is the greatest misfortune for man, yet I know man prizes it and would not give it up for any satisfaction.
Notes from Underground, Part I, Chapter IX (1864)
Pain and suffering are always inevitable for a large intelligence and a deep heart.
Crime and Punishment, Part III, Chapter V (1866)
To go wrong in one's own way is better than to go right in someone else's.
Crime and Punishment, Part III, Chapter I (1866)
Man grows used to everything, the scoundrel!
Crime and Punishment, Part I, Chapter II (1866)
Above all, don't lie to yourself.
The Brothers Karamazov, Book II, Chapter II (1880)
Love life more than the meaning of it?
The Brothers Karamazov, Book V, Chapter III (1880)
The more I love humanity in general, the less I love man in particular.
The Brothers Karamazov, Book II, Chapter IV (1880)