“ All things come to an end; all things are made equal. ”
Fyodor Dostoyevsky, The Brothers Karamazov (1880). copy citation
Author | Fyodor Dostoyevsky |
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Source | The Brothers Karamazov |
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Date | 1880 |
Language | English |
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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 |
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““That verse came from my heart once, it's not a verse, but a tear.... I made it myself ... not while I was pulling the captain's beard, though....”
“Why do you bring him in all of a sudden?”
[pg 455] “Why do I bring him in? Foolery! All things come to an end; all things are made equal. That's the long and short of it.”
“You know, I keep thinking of your pistols.”
“That's all foolery, too! Drink, and don't be fanciful. I love life. I've loved life too much, shamefully much. Enough!”
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