I sit on a man's back, choking him and making him carry me, and yet assure myself and others that I am very sorry for him and wish to ease his lot by all possible means - except by getting off his back.
(Writings on Civil Disobedience and Nonviolence, 1886)

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All, everything that I understand, I understand only because I love.

Leo Tolstoy (War and Peace, 1869)

There is no greatness where there is no simplicity, goodness and truth.

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If you look for perfection, you'll never be content.

Leo Tolstoy (Anna Karenina, 1877)

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