“ There is no virtue if there is no immortality. ”
Fyodor Dostoyevsky, The Brothers Karamazov (1880). copy citation
| Author | Fyodor Dostoyevsky |
|---|---|
| Source | The Brothers Karamazov |
| Topic | immortality virtue |
| Date | 1880 |
| Language | English |
| Reference | |
| Note | Translated by Constance Garnett |
| Weblink | http://www.gutenberg.org/files/28054/28054-h/28054-h.html https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/The_Brothers_Karamazov |
Context
“Every one looked at him with curiosity.
“ Is that really your conviction as to the consequences of the disappearance of the faith in immortality? ” the elder asked Ivan suddenly.
“ Yes. That was my contention. There is no virtue if there is no immortality. “ You are blessed in believing that, or else most unhappy. ” “ Why unhappy? ”
“ Because, in all probability you don't believe yourself in the immortality of your soul, nor in what you have written yourself in your article on Church jurisdiction. ”” source
“ Is that really your conviction as to the consequences of the disappearance of the faith in immortality? ” the elder asked Ivan suddenly.
“ Yes. That was my contention. There is no virtue if there is no immortality. “ You are blessed in believing that, or else most unhappy. ” “ Why unhappy? ”
“ Because, in all probability you don't believe yourself in the immortality of your soul, nor in what you have written yourself in your article on Church jurisdiction. ”” source
