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Leo Tolstoy
Writers and Poets · Russian classics · Writer · Thinker · 1828–1910

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“Life is only in loving. To love means to do good without demanding gratitude.”

You have caught me at Yasnaya Polyana, at my work. Sit down, let us talk about what torments you.

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All my life I sought the truth and often erred. Wealth, fame, literature — I left all that behind, because I understood: the main thing is to live by conscience, to do good without demanding gratitude.

I do not teach, I question together with you. Speak plainly, as it is. We shall seek the answer.

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Speak as before God

Without concealment. Only the truth.

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