Bobok Quotes

“To be astonished at everything, of course, is silly, while to be astonished at nothing is much more handsome, and for some reason is recognized as a good form. But surely it's not like that in reality. In my opinion, it's much sillier to be astonished at nothing than to be astonished at everything. And what's more: to be astonished at nothing is almost the same thing as to respect nothing. And a silly man is not capable of showing respect.”
― Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Bobok

“I don't like it when people with only a general education rush to solve problems best left to specialists; and that happens all of the time among us.”
― Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Bobok

“They locked up all their fools in a special building to reassure themselves that they're the sane ones. But really, locking somebody else up in a madhouse doesn't prove that you have brains.”
― Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Bobok

“In my opinion, the one who's smarter than all the rest is the one who calls himself a fool at least once a month - an unheard of talent nowadays! Before, a fool knew once a year at the very least that he was a fool, but now nothing doing.”
― Fyodor Dostoevsky, Bobok

“To be astonished at everything, of course, is silly, while to be astonished at nothing is much more handsome, and for some reason is recognized as good form. But surely it's not like that in reality. In my opinion, it's much sillier to be astonished at nothing than to be astonished at everything. And what's more: to be astonished at nothing. is almost the same thing as to respect nothing. And a silly man is not capable of showing respect.”
― Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Bobok

“I'll spend some time in other classes of graves here, I'll listen everywhere. That's just what needs to be done, to listen everywhere and not just in one part, in order to come to an understanding. Perhaps I'll stumble on to something comforting.”
― Fyodor Dostoevsky, Bobok

“— [...] Là-bas c'était un général, mais ici, c'est un rien du tout !
— Non, pas un rien du tout... moi aussi je suis ici...
— Ici vous pourrirez dans votre cercueil, et de vous il ne restera que les boutons de cuivre.
—Bravo, Klinievitch. Ha ! ha ! ha ! se mirent à hurler des voix.
— J'ai servi mon empereur... j'ai une épée...
— Vous pouvez détruire les souris avec votre épée, et de plus vous ne l'avez jamais sortie.
— Peu importe; j'étais une partie d'un tout.
— Je ne sais combien il y en a de ces parties d'un tout.”
― Fyodor Dostoevsky, Bobok

“Il me revient un bon mot espagnol, à l'époque où les Français, il y a deux siècles et demi, ont construit chez eux le premier asile de fous : « Ils ont enfermé tous leurs imbé- ciles dans une maison spéciale, pour être sûrs qu'ils étaient eux-mêmes des gens intelligents. »”
― Fyodor Dostoevsky, Bobok

“To be astonished at everything, of course, is silly, while to be astonished at nothing is much more handsome, and for some reason recognised as good form. But surely it's not like that in reality. In my opinion, it's much more sillier to be astonished at nothing than to be astonished at everything. And what's more: to be astonished at nothing is almost the same thing as to respect nothing. And a silly man is not capable of showing respect.”
― Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Bobok

“I don't like it when people with only a general education rush to solve problems best left to specialists; and that happens all of the time among us. Civilians like to have opinions on military matters, even those that concern a field marshal, while people educated as engineers more often than not have opinions on philosophy and political economy.”
― Fyodor Dostoevsky, Bobok

“...we don't give a damn about you, Klinevich declaimed, emphasizing each word.”
― Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Bobok

“I served my sovereign... I have a sword

The only thing your sword's good for is spearing mice; besides, you never drew it”
― Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Bobok

“Acho que o mais inteligente é quem ao menos uma vez por mês chama a si mesmo de imbecil — capacidade de que hoje não se ouve falar!”
― Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Bobok

“Acho que o mais inteligente é quem ao menos uma vez por mês chama a si mesmo de imbecil — capacidade de que hoje não se ouve falar! Antes ao menos uma vez por ano o imbecil sabia sobre si mesmo que era imbecil, mas hoje, nem isso. E confundiram tanto a coisa que a gente não distingue o imbecil do inteligente. Isso eles fizeram de propósito.”
― Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Bobok