“ To what depths of humility can poverty reduce a man! ”
Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Poor Folk (1846). copy citation
| Author | Fyodor Dostoyevsky |
|---|---|
| Source | Poor Folk |
| Topic | humility poverty |
| Date | 1846 |
| Language | English |
| Reference | |
| Note | Translated by C. J. Hogarth |
| Weblink | http://www.gutenberg.org/files/2302/2302-h/2302-h.htm |
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“Next, he was for drinking the tea without sugar, and renewed his excuses, but upon the sugar I insisted. After long resistance and many refusals, he DID consent to take some, but only the smallest possible lump; after which, he assured me that his tea was perfectly sweet. To what depths of humility can poverty reduce a man! “Well, what is it, my good sir?” I inquired of him; whereupon he replied: “It is this, Makar Alexievitch. You have once before been my benefactor. Pray again show me the charity of God, and assist my unfortunate family.”
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