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There are things which a man is afraid to tell even to himself, and every decent man has a number of such things stored away in his mind.
Fyodor Dostoevsky
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"There are things which a man is afraid to tell even to himself, and every decent man has a number of such things stored away in his mind."
— Fyodor Dostoevsky

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There are things which a man is afraid to tell even to himself, and every decent man has a number of such things stored away in his mind. — Fyodor Dostoevsky

About Fyodor Dostoevsky

Fyodor Dostoevsky was a Novelist from Russia (1821–1881).

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Who said "There are things which a man is afraid to tell even to himself, and every decen…"?
This quote is attributed to Fyodor Dostoevsky, a Novelist from Russia.
When did Fyodor Dostoevsky live?
Fyodor Dostoevsky lived from 1821 – 1881.