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Human Nature

A quote by Fyodor Dostoevsky

Pain and suffering are always inevitable for a large intelligence and a deep heart.

Fyodor Dostoevsky

English translation: Constance Garnett

From the source

Crime and Punishment, Part III, Chapter V.

English translation by Constance Garnett. Historical translation reproduced in the linked source.

Raskolnikov speaks during his discussion with Porfiry.