Much unhappiness has come into the world because of bewilderment and things left unsaid.
Attributed to Fyodor Dostoevsky
Not found in their works No source has been found in Fyodor Dostoevsky's works.Draft entry, not yet reviewed
Where it really comes from
No source has been found. The Russian texts of the novels, stories, the Writer's Diary and the Pushkin speech were searched for the likely Russian words: недоумение (bewilderment), недоразумение (misunderstanding), недоговорённость, недосказанность and недомолвка (things left unsaid), alone and together with несчастье (unhappiness). So were the English translations, for 'unsaid' and 'bewilderment'. None of these passages carries the thought. The quotation reference wist.info has listed it as '(Attributed)' since 2007 and gives no source. Some works are not yet in the source texts (The Double, Netochka Nezvanova, The Village of Stepanchikovo, most of the letters), so a source may still turn up.
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Circulates on Goodreads, quote collections and posters under Dostoevsky's name, always without a work, character or date.
What it says
Much human misery comes from confusion and from what people fail to say to each other.
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