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The House of the Dead or Prison Life in Siberia with an introduction by Julius Bramont
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Oh, I know, I know that heart, it is a wild but noble heart, gentlemen of the jury. It will bow down before your deed, it thirsts for a great act of love, it will catch fire and resurrect forever. There are souls that in their narrowness blame the whole world. But overwhelm such a soul with mercy, give it love, and it will curse what it has done, f
... See moreLarissa Volokhonsky • The Brothers Karamazov: A Novel in Four Parts With Epilogue
Crime and Punishment (Centaur Classics) [The 100 greatest novels of all time - #11]
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“The world says: ‘You have needs -- satisfy them. You have as much right as the rich and the mighty. Don't hesitate to satisfy your needs; indeed, expand your needs and demand more.’ This is the worldly doctrine of today. And they believe that this is freedom. The result for the rich is isolation and suicide, for the poor, envy and murder.”
— Dosto
... See moreIt’s important to strive to do good, and even more important to strive to abstain from evil.
Leo Tolstoy • A Calendar of Wisdom: Daily Thoughts to Nourish the Soul, Written and Se
. And then I saw, young man, I saw Katerina Ivanovna, in the same silence go up to Sonia’s little bed; she was on her knees all the evening kissing Sonia’s feet, and would not get up, and then they both fell asleep in each other’s arms . . . together, together . . . yes . . . and I . . . lay drunk.”