“The prince says that the world will be saved by beauty! And I maintain that the reason he has such playful ideas is that he is in love.”

...князь утверждает, что мир спасет красота! А я утверждаю, что у него оттого такие игривые мысли, что он теперь влюблен.
The Idiot (1868–9)

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…князь утверждает, что мир спасет красота! А я утверждаю, что у него оттого такие игривые мысли, что он теперь влюблен.

The Idiot (1868–9)

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