Nikolay Dobrolyubov Quotes

If an individual agrees with everybody, he lacks conviction; if he likes everybody and is everybody's friend, he is indifferent to one and all.

Nikolay Dobrolyubov

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• If an individual agrees with everybody, he lacks conviction; if he likes everybody and is everybody's friend, he is indifferent to one and all.

  

  Nikolay Dobrolyubov
  • Individual
  • Conviction
  • Indifferent