Fyodor Dostoevsky Quotes

One can know a man from his laugh, and if you like a man's laugh before you know anything of him, you may confidently say that he is a good man.

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• One can know a man from his laugh, and if you like a man's laugh before you know anything of him, you may confidently say that he is a good man.

  

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