534 Dostoevsky and "The Dream of a Ridiculous Man"
The History of Literature
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The Beauty of Suffering
There arose religions with a cult of non-existence and self-destruction. The weak eagerly submitted to the strong on condition that they aided them in subdueing the still weaker. Then there were saints who came to these people, weeping, and talked to them of their pride. They glorified suffering in their songs. I yearned for suffering. I longed that my blood should be drained to the last drop in these agonies. Alas, I always loved sorrow and tribulation, but only for myself, for myself," he said.
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