"Nothing is more difficult than being honest with oneself."
Today's Question
Define your 'true inner heart'—the one you don't explain to others—in just one single word.
Confessions of an Underground Man: Courage to face oneself
Dostoevsky delved into the darkest corners of the human interior. He observed that while we can be honest with others, we are the most cowardly liars to ourselves.
His characters constantly fight their own contradictions. He believed that the moment we become honest with ourselves, we become truly human. He saw self-honesty as the foundation of all morality.