“ For men are made for happiness, and any one who is completely happy has a right to say to himself, ‘I am doing God's will on earth.’ ”
Fyodor Dostoyevsky, The Brothers Karamazov (1880). copy citation
| Author | Fyodor Dostoyevsky |
|---|---|
| Source | The Brothers Karamazov |
| Topic | God happiness |
| Date | 1880 |
| Language | English |
| Reference | |
| Note | Translated by Constance Garnett |
| Weblink | http://www.gutenberg.org/files/28054/28054-h/28054-h.html |
Context
“«I am extraordinarily better to-day. But I know that it's only for a moment. I understand my disease now thoroughly. If I seem so happy to you, you could never say anything that would please me so much. For men are made for happiness, and any one who is [pg 055] completely happy has a right to say to himself, 'I am doing God's will on earth.' All the righteous, all the saints, all the holy martyrs were happy.»
«Oh, how you speak! What bold and lofty words!» cried the lady. «You seem to pierce with your words. And yet—happiness, happiness—where is it?” source
«Oh, how you speak! What bold and lofty words!» cried the lady. «You seem to pierce with your words. And yet—happiness, happiness—where is it?” source
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