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The Brothers Karamazov
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A towering achievement of psychological depth and spiritual inquiry, The Brothers Karamazov blends passionate philosophy into a riveting story of family conflict, erotic jealousy, betrayal, and murder.
Cruel, self-indulgent Fyodor Karamazov has never acted like a father to his sons, brilliant skeptic Ivan, impulsive and romantic Dmitri, and kindhearted novice Alyosha. They’ve grown into three men as different as one could imagine, but Fyodor remains heartless as ever, taking joy in his own callous conduct and sadistic games.
As Fyodor mires himself in financial misdeeds and a devious love triangle, author Fyodor Dostoevsky probes timeless questions of justice, faith, and responsibility, asking what a father owes his sons and what a society owes its people. Ferocious and unforgettable, The Brothers Karamazov remains one of literature’s most profound explorations of the moral soul.
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From WikiquoteThere is no sin, and there can be no sin on all the earth, which the Lord will not forgive to the truly repentant! Man cannot commit a sin so great as to exhaust the infinite love of God. Can there be a sin which could exceed the love of God?
If I seem happy to you . . . You could never say anything that would please me more. For men are made for happiness, and anyone who is completely happy has a right to say to himself, 'I am doing God's will on earth.' All the righteous, all the saints, all the holy martyrs were happy.
Above all, avoid falsehood, every kind of falsehood, especially falseness to yourself. Watch over your own deceitfulness and look into it every hour, every minute.
If you were to destroy in mankind the belief in immortality, not only love but every living force maintaining the life of the world would at once be dried up. Moreover, nothing then would be immoral, everything would be lawful, even cannibalism.
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