It is always so, when we are unhappy we feel more strongly the unhappi…

Fyodor Dostoevsky
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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 (2012). The Best Short Stories of Fyodor Dostoevsky, p.41, Modern Library
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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 (2012). The Best Short Stories of Fyodor Dostoevsky, p.41, Modern Library

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