The law condemns and punishes only actions within certain definite and narrow limits; it thereby justifies, in a way, all similar actions that lie outside those limits.

Quote by Leo Nikolaevich Tolstoy

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He had heard that women often love plain ordinary men, but he did not believe...

He had heard that women often love plain ordinary men, but he did not believe...

Error is the force that welds men together; truth is communicated to men only by...

Error is the force that welds men together; truth is communicated to men only by...

If you want to be happy, be

If you want to be happy, be

Government is an association of men who do violence to the rest of us.

Government is an association of men who do violence to the rest of us.

Knowledge is being aware that fire can burn; wisdom is remembering the blister

Knowledge is being aware that fire can burn; wisdom is remembering the blister

Boredom: the desire for desires

Boredom: the desire for desires

Joy can be real only if people look upon their life as a service, and...

Joy can be real only if people look upon their life as a service, and...

What a strange illusion it is to suppose that beauty is goodness! A beautiful woman...

What a strange illusion it is to suppose that beauty is goodness! A beautiful woman...

All violence consists in some people forcing others, under threat of suffering or death, to...

All violence consists in some people forcing others, under threat of suffering or death, to...

There is trouble with a wife, but it's even worse with a woman who is...

There is trouble with a wife, but it's even worse with a woman who is...

Music is the shorthand of emotion.

Music is the shorthand of emotion.

In saying that without the power of the state, evil men would rule over the...

In saying that without the power of the state, evil men would rule over the...

He had heard that women often love plain ordinary men, but he did not believe...

He had heard that women often love plain ordinary men, but he did not believe...

Some mathematician has said pleasure lies not in discovering truth, but in seeking it.

Some mathematician has said pleasure lies not in discovering truth, but in seeking it.

What counts in making a happy marriage is not so much how compatible you are,...

What counts in making a happy marriage is not so much how compatible you are,...

And whatever people might say about the time having come when young people must arrange...

And whatever people might say about the time having come when young people must arrange...

If there existed no external means for dimming their consciences, one-half of the men would...

If there existed no external means for dimming their consciences, one-half of the men would...

To sin is a human business, to justify sins is a devilish business.

To sin is a human business, to justify sins is a devilish business.

The most exciting breakthroughs of the 21st century will not occur because of technology but...

The most exciting breakthroughs of the 21st century will not occur because of technology but...

When the game is over, the king and the pawn go into the same box

When the game is over, the king and the pawn go into the same box

A society that has more justice is a society that needs less charity.

A society that has more justice is a society that needs less charity.

I've looked on many women with lust. I've committed adultery in my heart many times....

I've looked on many women with lust. I've committed adultery in my heart many times....