Fyodor Dostoevsky Quotes

One must love life before loving its meaning ... yes, and when the love of life disappears, no meaning can console us.

Fyodor Dostoevsky

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• Love
• Disappears
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• One must love life before loving its meaning ... yes, and when the love of life disappears, no meaning can console us.

  

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  • Life
  • Love
  • Disappears