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For men are made for happiness, and any one who is completely happy has a right to say to himself, 'I am doing God's will 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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