Fyodor Dostoevsky Quotes

It is always so, when we are unhappy we feel more strongly the unhappiness of others; our feeling is not shattered, but becomes concentrated.

Fyodor Dostoevsky

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  • Unhappy
  • Concentrated
  • Shattered