“ Sensible people hold their tongues nowadays; they don’t go chattering. ”
Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Demons (1872). copy citation
| Author | Fyodor Dostoyevsky |
|---|---|
| Source | Demons |
| Topic | tongue |
| Date | 1872 |
| Language | English |
| Reference | |
| Note | Translated by Constance Garnett in 1916 |
| Weblink | http://www.gutenberg.org/files/8117/8117-h/8117-h.htm |
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““When I was drunk, to Liputin. Liputin’s a traitor. I opened my heart to him,” whispered the poor captain.
“That’s all very well, but there’s no need to be an ass. If you had an idea you should have kept it to yourself. Sensible people hold their tongues nowadays; they don’t go chattering.”
“Nikolay Vsyevolodovitch!” said the captain, quaking. “You’ve had nothing to do with it yourself; it’s not you I’ve ...”
“Yes. You wouldn’t have ventured to kill the goose that laid your golden eggs.””
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