“Man cannot possess anything as long as he fears death. But to him who does not fear it, everything belongs. If there was no suffering, man would not know his limits, would not know himself. ”
― War and Peace
― War and Peace
“Men remain in ignorance as long as they hate, and they hate unjustly as long as they remain in ignorance.”
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“Those whom God wishes to destroy he drives mad.”
― War and Peace
― War and Peace
“A man on a thousand mile walk has to forget his goal and say to himself every morning, 'Today I'm going to cover twenty-five miles and then rest up and sleep.”
― War and Peace
― War and Peace
“It is easier to judge the mind of a man by his questions rather than his answers.”
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