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Crime and Punishment
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"Crime and Punishment" Quotes

A young man struggles with guilt and morality after committing a brutal crime in St. Petersburg.

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Pain and suffering are always inevitable for a large intelligence and a deep heart.

Fyodor Dostoyevsky

sufferingintelligence

Man grows used to everything, the scoundrel!

Fyodor Dostoyevsky

adaptationhuman nature

It takes something more than intelligence to act intelligently.

Fyodor Dostoyevsky

intelligencebehavior

Taking a new step, uttering a new word, is what people fear most.

Fyodor Dostoyevsky

fearcourage

There is no finding a man who will be true to you, so you must stick close to a varmint.

Fyodor Dostoyevsky

trustloyalty

The darker the night, the brighter the stars.

Fyodor Dostoyevsky

hopeadversity

I did not bow down to you, I bowed down to all the suffering of humanity.

Fyodor Dostoyevsky

compassionhumanity

Man is a frivolous and incongruous creature, and perhaps, like a chess player, loves the process of the game, not the end of it.

Fyodor Dostoyevsky

human naturefrivolity

To be left alone is the most grievous disadvantage of being alive.

Fyodor Dostoyevsky

solitudeloneliness

Power is given only to those who dare to lower themselves and pick it up. Only one thing matters, one thing; to be able to dare!

Fyodor Dostoyevsky

powerdaring