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kentuck

(115,379 posts) Fri Aug 4, 2023, 01:52 PM Aug 2023

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A quote by Fyodor Dostoevsky: [View all]

"A man who lies to himself, and believes his own lies becomes unable to recognize truth, either in himself or anyone else, and he ends up losing respect for himself and for others. When he has no respect for anyone, he can no longer love, and, in order to divert himself, having no love in him, he yields to his impulses, indulges in the lowest forms of pleasure, and behaves in the end like an animal. And it all comes from lying -- lying to others and to yourself." --

Fyodor Dostoevsky

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A quote by Fyodor Dostoevsky: [View all] kentuck Aug 2023 OP

Perfect Description of TFG leftieNanner Aug 2023 #1

the whole of them krkaufman Aug 2023 #38

👇👇👇👁️👁️ Goonch Aug 2023 #2

And Putin and any other man who loves power more than he loves anything else Warpy Aug 2023 #27

When Trump first came on the scene John Dean was asked what would bring him down,he said the lying Walleye Aug 2023 #3

Perfect. When John Dean testified before the Watergate Committee years ago, he proved... EarnestPutz Aug 2023 #4

I don't know, I think there's a libel of animals in there. nt Susan Calvin Aug 2023 #5

Do we know what literary work this quote this from? SleeplessinSoCal Aug 2023 #6

I haven't read it, but I think it may be from The Brothers Karamazov? kentuck Aug 2023 #8

It's so sad that a human trait got weaponized by Russians. SleeplessinSoCal Aug 2023 #23

I believe that what doesn't break you... kentuck Aug 2023 #24

The internet says: The Brothers Karamazov usonian Aug 2023 #9

But wait there's more. "The man who lies to himself can be more easily offended than anyone." twodogsbarking Aug 2023 #11

Dostoevsky had great insight into human nature. usonian Aug 2023 #13

Perfect quote Jean Genie Aug 2023 #7

yes, with non-human animals you get what you see, a crocodile will drown you, a dog will love you CharleyDog Aug 2023 #12

It's a cult. Violence is all they have left. usonian Aug 2023 #14

why I'm so glad the J6ers are prosecuted, and Mr. Trump finally has to face facts CharleyDog Aug 2023 #17

The cult expected not only to be pardoned, but field-promoted. usonian Aug 2023 #18

A Russian. How fitting. twodogsbarking Aug 2023 #10

+1. Ironic, isn't it? yonder Aug 2023 #20

👍 Joinfortmill Aug 2023 #33

Gesus Snackshack Aug 2023 #15

Well, I know a quote from someone famous too, gab13by13 Aug 2023 #16

👍 Joinfortmill Aug 2023 #32

Have used this quote mgardener Aug 2023 #19

Dream of a Ridiculous Man bmichaelh Aug 2023 #21

The trump cult. Duppers Aug 2023 #35

We can never understand the degree of corrosiveness on the soul of a nation... kentuck Aug 2023 #22

BRILLIANT QUOTE...THANK YOU FOR FINDING THIS....kentuck.. Stuart G Aug 2023 #25

I probably found it on DU someplace... kentuck Aug 2023 #26

K&R Blue Owl Aug 2023 #28

George Orwell's '1984' anamnua Aug 2023 #29

Fyodor knew whereof he spoke and wrote. Crime and Punishment. The Idiot. Martin68 Aug 2023 #30

Sounds like Trump. Joinfortmill Aug 2023 #31

He later added.... Duppers Aug 2023 #34

Dostoevsky was pure thought in a period of great Russian psychological novels bucolic_frolic Aug 2023 #36

Interesting, similarly, I had a time wherein I read all the Dostoevsky I could find..... jaxexpat Aug 2023 #37

Thanks for sharing this, Kentuck. Very timely! BComplex Aug 2023 #39

X-Files bmichaelh Aug 2023 #40

Message auto-removed Name removed Aug 2023 #41