One might murder and steal and yet be happy
("War and Peace")
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There is no greatness where there is no simplicity, goodness and truth.Leo Tolstoy
Nem akarok semmit sem bizonyítani; élni akarok, s magamon kívül senkinek sem ártani.
Leo Tolstoy
If everyone fought for their own convictions there would be no war.
Leo Tolstoy
He stepped down, trying not to look long at her, as if she were the sun, yet he saw her, like the sun, even without looking.
Leo Tolstoy
But she was not even grateful to him for it; nothing good on Pierre's part seemed to her to be an effort, it seemed so natural for him to be kind to everyone that there was no merit in his kindness.
Leo Tolstoy
And all people live, Not by reason of any care they have for themselves, But by the love for them that is in other people.
Leo Tolstoy
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