If there existed no external means for dimming their consciences, one-half of the men would at once shoot themselves, because to live contrary to one's reason is a most intolerable state, and all men of our time are in such a state.
(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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