Fyodor Dostoyevsky
Russia
11 Nov 1821 // 9 Feb 1881
Writer
11 Nov 1821 // 9 Feb 1881
Writer
The Right Word at the Right Time
A great deal of unhappiness in the world has been caused by bewilderment and the failure to say the right word at the right time. A word that is not uttered at the right time is harmful and always has been so. Why should one class of the population be afraid to be frank with another? What are they afraid of?
Fiodor Dostoievski, in 'Occasional Writings'
Fiodor Dostoievski, in 'Occasional Writings'
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