“ How good life is when one does something good and just! ”
Fyodor Dostoyevsky, The Brothers Karamazov (1880). copy citation
| Author | Fyodor Dostoyevsky |
|---|---|
| Source | The Brothers Karamazov |
| Topic | life justice goodness |
| Date | 1880 |
| Language | English |
| Reference | |
| Note | Translated by Constance Garnett |
| Weblink | http://www.gutenberg.org/files/28054/28054-h/28054-h.html |
Context
“«Let us remember his face and his clothes and his poor little boots, his coffin and his unhappy, sinful father, and how boldly he stood up for him alone against the whole school.»
«We will remember, we will remember,» cried the boys. «He was brave, he was good!»
«Ah, how I loved him!» exclaimed Kolya.
«Ah, children, ah, dear friends, don't be afraid of life! How good life is when one does something good and just!»
«Yes, yes,» the boys repeated enthusiastically. «Karamazov, we love you!» a voice, probably Kartashov's, cried impulsively.
«We love you, we love you!» they all caught it up. There were tears in the eyes of many of them.” source
«We will remember, we will remember,» cried the boys. «He was brave, he was good!»
«Ah, how I loved him!» exclaimed Kolya.
«Ah, children, ah, dear friends, don't be afraid of life! How good life is when one does something good and just!»
«Yes, yes,» the boys repeated enthusiastically. «Karamazov, we love you!» a voice, probably Kartashov's, cried impulsively.
«We love you, we love you!» they all caught it up. There were tears in the eyes of many of them.” source
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