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Love a man, even in his sin, for that love is a likeness of the divine love, and is the summit of love on earth.

Fyodor Dostoevsky

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Fyodor Dostoevsky
Age: 60 †
Born: 1821
Born: January 1
Died: 1881
Died: January 1
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