Beautiful Quotes from The Brothers Karamazov

"If God does not exist, everything is permitted."

"The secret of man’s being is not only to live, but to find something to live for."

"Hell is the suffering of being unable to love."

"Active love is a harsh and dreadful thing compared to love in dreams."

"Beauty is something fearful and terrible. It is fearful because it is undefined and unknowable."

"Humans were not created to live happily; they were created to become happy over time."

"Reason is enough for half of life’s journey; the other half must be traveled with faith."

"Evil does not grow under the sun, but underground, and then it pours upon mankind."

"Most people do not welcome truth, because lies are easier for them."

"Brothers, love is a teacher, but we must know how to acquire it, for it is hard to obtain and comes only after long suffering."

"Avoid lying to yourself. The one who lies to himself and listens to his own lie comes to a point where he cannot distinguish any truth within or around him."

"No one can judge his own destiny until he has tasted all the hardships and sufferings of life."

"Only through love can one feel another’s suffering and accept it."

"Confirm your faith through your deeds."

"Each of us is guilty before everyone and for everyone, and I most of all."