"There are secrets of the soul; no matter how far the erring sinner has deviated from the right path, no matter how lost, no matter how stubborn, insensitive, and cunning a villain he has become, no matter how deep he has sunk into the contagion of sin: if he is reproached for his good qualities, if he is reproached for trampling on his own merits into the mud - he is suddenly shaken, his conscience awakens.
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Nikolai Vasilyevich GogolAll Translations
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There are secrets of the soul; no matter how far the erring sinner has deviated from the right path, no matter how lost, no matter how stubborn, insensitive, and cunning a villain he has become, no matter how deep he has sunk into the contagion of sin: if he is reproached for his good qualities, if he is reproached for trampling on his own merits into the mud - he is suddenly shaken, his conscience awakens.
""Vannak a léleknek titkai; bármilyen messzire tért is el a megtévelyedett bűnös az igaz útról, bármennyire elzüllött, bármilyen megrögzött, érzéketlen, konok gazemberré vált is, bármi mélyen merült is el a bűn fertőjében: ha jó tulajdonságaira tesznek neki szemrehányást, ha azért róják meg, mert saját érdemeit taposta sárba - egyszeribe megrendül, felébred benne a lelkiismeret."