"There are things which a man is..." - Quote by Fyodor Dostoevsky

“But men love abstract reasoning and neat systematization so much that they think nothing of distorting the truth, closing their eyes and ears to contrary evidence to preserve their logical constructions.”

“It is not the brains that matter most, but that which guides them — the character, the heart, generous qualities, progressive ideas.”

“Man grows used to everything, the scoundrel!”

“The noblest of all studies is the study of what man is and of what life he should live.”

“If man made himself the first object of study, he would see how incapable he is of going further. How can a part know the whole?”

“If we do not know ourselves to be full of pride, ambition, lust, weakness, misery, and injustice, we are indeed blind. And if, knowing this, we do not desire deliverance, what can we say of a man...?”

“Perhaps a lunatic was simply a minority of one.”

“Leadership rests not only upon ability, not only upon capacity; having the capacity to lead is not enough. The leader must be willing to use it. His leadership is then based on truth and character. There must be truth in the purpose and will power in the character.”

“I am not at all concerned with appearing to be consistent. In my pursuit after Truth I have discarded many ideas and learnt many new things.”