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The Dream Of A Ridiculous Man
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"The Dream Of A Ridiculous Man" Quotes

A man experiences a profound dream that leads him to question the nature of humanity and the purpose of life.

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I am a ridiculous man. They call me mad now. That would be a distinct rise in my social position were it not that they still regard me as being as ridiculous as ever.

Fyodor Dostoyevsky

self-awarenesssocial status

Man is not only unable to live alone, but he is unable to live without love. He is a social animal.

Fyodor Dostoyevsky

lovesociety

I wanted life, I wanted to live, I was afraid of death. I made up my mind that I would not die, that I would not go out of life, that I would live and live!

Fyodor Dostoyevsky

lifefeardetermination

I had only to wish that there should be a cannon shot, and there would be one.

Fyodor Dostoyevsky

power of imagination

But how to get there? That's the problem.

Fyodor Dostoyevsky

struggledoubt

I am a ridiculous man, and what of it? You too are ridiculous. All men are ridiculous in their own way.

Fyodor Dostoyevsky

self-acceptance

I suddenly understood: I wanted to live in order to satisfy all my desires, and in order to live, I had to work.

Fyodor Dostoyevsky

life purposedesires

I am a ridiculous man. At no time have I considered myself a hero.

Fyodor Dostoyevsky

self-perception

I was filled with a sense of infinite happiness, such as I had never known before and shall never know again.

Fyodor Dostoyevsky

happinesstranscendence

I am a ridiculous man. They call me a madman now. That would be a distinct rise in my social position, were it not that they still regard me as being as ridiculous as ever.

Fyodor Dostoyevsky

self-awarenesssocial status