Hell is the suffering of being unable to love.
Fyodor Dostoevsky, The Brothers Karamazov, Book 6, ch. 3
«Что есть ад?» Рассуждаю так: «Страдание о том, что нельзя уже более любить».
Hell is the suffering of being unable to love.
Fyodor Dostoevsky, The Brothers Karamazov, Book 6, ch. 3
What it means
Zossima defines hell not as fire but as a heart that can no longer love. The punishment is the closed heart itself. Keep yours open while you can.
The source
"Hell is the suffering of being unable to love." Fyodor Dostoevsky said it in The Brothers Karamazov, Book 6, ch. 3. Translated by Constance Garnett, 1912.
"“What is hell?” I maintain that it is the suffering of being unable to love."Constance Garnett, 1912, The Brothers Karamazov, Book 6, ch. 3. Text read at gutenberg.org.
Who said it
Fyodor Dostoevsky (1821–1881). Russian novelist who survived a mock execution and Siberian prison camp. He wrote Crime and Punishment, The Idiot and The Brothers Karamazov.
Questions
- What does "Hell is the suffering of being unable to love." mean?
- Zossima defines hell not as fire but as a heart that can no longer love. The punishment is the closed heart itself. Keep yours open while you can.
- Who said "Hell is the suffering of being unable to love."?
- Fyodor Dostoevsky (1821–1881). Source: The Brothers Karamazov, Book 6, ch. 3.
- What is the original wording?
- “What is hell?” I maintain that it is the suffering of being unable to love (Constance Garnett, 1912). Translated by Constance Garnett, 1912.
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