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Fyodor Dostoyevsky quote about happiness from The Idiot (1874) - A fool with a heart and no brains is just as unhappy as a fool with brains and no heart.

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Quotes by Fyodor Dostoyevsky · Quotes from The Idiot · Quotes about happiness · Quotes about heart · Quotes about brains

“ A fool with a heart and no brains is just as unhappy as a fool with brains and no heart. ”

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Author

Fyodor Dostoyevsky

Source

The Idiot

Topic

happiness heart brains

Date

1874

Language

English

Reference

Note

Translated by Eva Martin

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http://www.gutenberg.org/files/2638/2638-h/2638-h.htm

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Fyodor Dostoyevsky quote about happiness from The Idiot (1874) - A fool with a heart and no brains is just as unhappy as a fool with brains and no heart.

Fyodor Dostoyevsky quote about happiness from The Idiot (1874) - A fool with a heart and no brains is just as unhappy as a fool with brains and no heart.

Fyodor Dostoyevsky quote about happiness from The Idiot (1874) - A fool with a heart and no brains is just as unhappy as a fool with brains and no heart.

Fyodor Dostoyevsky quote about happiness from The Idiot (1874) - A fool with a heart and no brains is just as unhappy as a fool with brains and no heart.