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I have discovered nothing new I have only perceived what I already knew.
Leo Tolstoy
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Leo Tolstoy
Age: 82 †
Born: 1828
Born: January 1
Died: 1910
Died: January 1
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No one is satisfied with his position, but every one is satisfied with his wit
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The higher a man stands on the social ladder, the greater the number of people he is connected with, the more power he has over other people, the more obvious is the predestination and inevitability of his every action.
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The highest wisdom has but one science-the science of the whole-the science explaining the whole creation and man's place in it.
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Vegetarianism serves as the criterion by which we know that the pursuit of moral perfection on the part of humanity is genuine and sincere.
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In order to obtain and hold power, a man must love it.
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If the thought ever comes to you that everything that you have thought about God is mistaken and that there is no God, do not be dismayed. It happens to many people. But do not think that the source of your unbelief is that there is no God.
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And all these people lived not by reason of any care they had for themselves, but by the love for them that was in other people.
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