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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Christianity, with its doctrine of humility, of forgiveness, of love, is incompatible with the state,...

Christianity, with its doctrine of humility, of forgiveness, of love, is incompatible with the state,...

Boredom: the desire for desires

Boredom: the desire for desires

A leader is the wave pushed ahead by the ship.

A leader is the wave pushed ahead by the ship.

The time is fast approaching when to call a man a patriot will be the...

The time is fast approaching when to call a man a patriot will be the...

If a man earnestly seeks a righteous life, his first act of abstinence is from...

If a man earnestly seeks a righteous life, his first act of abstinence is from...

The Brahmins say that in their books there are many predictions of times in which...

The Brahmins say that in their books there are many predictions of times in which...

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...

If you want to be happy, be.

If you want to be happy, be.

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...

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...

War on the other hand is such a terrible thing, that no man, especially a...

War on the other hand is such a terrible thing, that no man, especially a...

Religious superstition consists in the belief that the sacrifices, often of human lives, made to...

Religious superstition consists in the belief that the sacrifices, often of human lives, made to...

Faith is the force of life.

Faith is the force of life.

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...

The only significance of life consists in helping to establish the kingdom of God; and...

The only significance of life consists in helping to establish the kingdom of God; and...

It is amazing how complete is the delusion that beauty is goodness.

It is amazing how complete is the delusion that beauty is goodness.

The vocation of every man and woman is to serve other people.

The vocation of every man and woman is to serve other people.

The more is given the less people will work for themselves, and the less they...

The more is given the less people will work for themselves, and the less they...

A man's real possession is his memory. In nothing else is he rich, in nothing...

A man's real possession is his memory. In nothing else is he rich, in nothing...

Poverty is a wonderful thing. It sticks to a man after all his friends have...

Poverty is a wonderful thing. It sticks to a man after all his friends have...