Russian novelist.
"He was noted for his powerful realistic novels of psychology, e.g., "Crime and Punishment," 1866; "The Idiot," 1869."
If you wish to glimpse inside a human soul and get to know a man . . .you will get better results if you just watch him laugh. If he laughs well, he' s a good man."
"Man only likes to count his troubles, but he does not count his joys."
"Without some goal and some efforts to reach it, no man can live."
"To strive consciously for an object and to engage in engineering -- that is, incessantly and eternally to make new roads, wherever they may lead."
"If you want to be respected by others the great thing is to respect yourself. Only by that, only by self-respect will you compel others to respect you."