Who said "Kindness is often mistaken for weakness by the cruel."?

This quote is attributed to Nikolai Gogol.

Kindness is often mistaken for weakness by the cruel. - Nikolai Gogol

"Kindness is often mistaken for weakness by the cruel."

Nikolai Gogol Kindness

Novelist Playwright Russian 1809–1852

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