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The Idiot quotes

Fyodor Dostoyevsky

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“It is better to be unhappy and know the worst, than to be happy in a fool's paradise!” Fyodor Dostoyevsky, The Idiot
“A fool with a heart and no brains is just as unhappy as a fool with brains and no heart.” Fyodor Dostoyevsky, The Idiot
“Compassion is the chief law of human existence.” Fyodor Dostoyevsky, The Idiot
“We must never forget that human motives are generally far more complicated than we are apt to suppose, and that we can very rarely accurately describe the motives of another.” Fyodor Dostoyevsky, The Idiot
“Oh, I assure you I've lots of time, my time is entirely my own!” Fyodor Dostoyevsky, The Idiot
“You should pass us by and forgive us our happiness” Fyodor Dostoyevsky, The Idiot

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