The Greatest Short Stories of Leo Tolstoy

by Jaico Publishing House

‘We may be thankful the holiday comes without waiting for us, or however hard we worked we should never be ready for it.’

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The blood of the beasts is always in man; but as long as he has only enough corn for his needs, it is kept in bounds.

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The more people try to drive away evil, the more the evil grows.

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‘Therefore, let him who sees the sun’s whole light filling the world, refrain from blaming or despising the superstitious man who in his own idol sees one ray of that same light. Let him not despise even the unbeliever who is blind and cannot see the sun at all.’

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there is only one time that is important – Now! It is the most important time because it is the only time when we have any power.

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