The most difficult subjects can be explained to the most slow-witted man if he has not formed any idea of them already; but the simplest thing cannot be made clear to the most intelligent man if he is firmly persuaded that he knows already, without a shadow of doubt, what is laid before him.
(The Kingdom of God is Within You, 1894)
Leo Tolstoy
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All, everything that I understand, I understand only because I love. There is no greatness where there is no simplicity, goodness and truth. If you look for perfection, you'll never be content.
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