I will not and cannot believe that evil is the normal condition of mankind. - Fyodor Dostoyevsky

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I will not and cannot believe that evil is the normal condition of mankind.

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About Fyodor Dostoyevsky

Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoyevsky or Dostoevsky [Фёдор Миха́йлович Достое́вский] (11 November 1821 - 9 February 1881) was a Russian novelist, short story writer, essayist, and journalist. Dostoevsky's literary works explore the human condition in the troubled political, social, and spiritual atmospheres of 19th-century Russia, and engage with a variety of philosophical and religious themes. Many literary critics rate him as one of the greatest novelists in all of world literature, as multiple of his works are considered highly influential masterpieces.

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Native Name: Фёдор Михайлович Достоевский
Alternative Names: Dostoievski • Fyodor Dostoievski • Fyodor Mikhaylovich Dostoievski • Fyodor Mikhaylovich Dostoyevsky • Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoevsky • F.M. Dostoiewski • Fyodor Dostoevsky
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One can't understand everything at once, we can't begin with perfection all at once! In order to reach perfection one must begin by being ignorant of a great deal. And if we understand things too quickly, perhaps we shan't understand them thoroughly.
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