He thought of the Gospel text not because he considered himself wise – he did not – but because he could not help knowing that he was more intelligent than his wife and Agatha Mikhaylovna; he could not help knowing that when he thought about death he thought with all the powers of his soul.
Levin pensava al detto del Vangelo non perché si considerasse un saggio. Non si considerava un saggio, ma non poteva non sapere d’essere più intelligente di Agaf’ja Michajlovna e non poteva non sapere che, pensando alla morte, ci pensava con tutte le forze dell’anima.