“ I did not bow down to you, I bowed down to all the suffering of humanity ”
Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Crime and Punishment (1867). copy citation
| Author | Fyodor Dostoyevsky |
|---|---|
| Source | Crime and Punishment |
| Topic | suffering humanity |
| Date | 1867 |
| Language | English |
| Reference | |
| Note | Translated by Constance Garnett |
| Weblink | http://www.gutenberg.org/files/2554/2554-h/2554-h.htm |
Context
“Sonia drew back from him as from a madman. And certainly he looked like a madman.
«What are you doing to me?» she muttered, turning pale, and a sudden anguish clutched at her heart.
He stood up at once.
«I did not bow down to you, I bowed down to all the suffering of humanity,» he said wildly and walked away to the window. «Listen,» he added, turning to her a minute later. «I said just now to an insolent man that he was not worth your little finger… and that I did my sister honour making her sit beside you.»
«Ach, you said that to them!” source
«What are you doing to me?» she muttered, turning pale, and a sudden anguish clutched at her heart.
He stood up at once.
«I did not bow down to you, I bowed down to all the suffering of humanity,» he said wildly and walked away to the window. «Listen,» he added, turning to her a minute later. «I said just now to an insolent man that he was not worth your little finger… and that I did my sister honour making her sit beside you.»
«Ach, you said that to them!” source
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