Nice man Quote by Fyodor Dostoyevsky

“Though he does take bribes.' 'Well, he does! And what of it? I don't care if he does take bribes,' Razumihin cried with unnatural irritability. 'I don't praise him for taking bribes. I only say he is a nice man in his own way! But if one looks at men in all ways-are there many good ones left? Why…” quote by Fyodor Dostoyevsky — Download Open image

““Though he does take bribes.' 'Well, he does! And what of it? I don't care if he does take bribes,' Razumihin cried with unnatural irritability. 'I don't praise him for taking bribes. I only say he is a nice man in his own way! But if one looks at men in all ways-are there many good ones left? Why, I am sure I shouldn't be worth a baked onion myself...perhaps with you thrown in.””

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