“We sometimes encounter people, even perfect strangers, who begin to interest us at first sight, somehow suddenly, all at once, before a word has been spoken.”
― Crime and Punishment
― Crime and Punishment
“It is not the brains that matter most, but that which guides them — the character, the heart, generous qualities, progressive ideas.”
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“People speak sometimes about the "bestial" cruelty of man, but that is terribly unjust and offensive to beasts, no animal could ever be so cruel as a man, so artfully, so artistically cruel.”
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“It takes something more than intelligence to act intelligently.”
― Crime and Punishment
― Crime and Punishment
“Delicacy and dignity are taught by one's own heart, not by a dancing master.”
― The Idiot
― The Idiot
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