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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Man discovers truth by reason only, not by faith.

Man discovers truth by reason only, not by faith.

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...

We have become so accustomed to the religious lie that surrounds us that we do...

We have become so accustomed to the religious lie that surrounds us that we do...

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

Laws are rules established by men who are in control of organized violence for the...

Laws are rules established by men who are in control of organized violence for the...

If you want to be happy, be

If you want to be happy, be

If you are content with the old world, try to preserve it, it is very...

If you are content with the old world, try to preserve it, it is very...

A human can be healthy without killing animals for food. Therefore if he eats meat...

A human can be healthy without killing animals for food. Therefore if he eats meat...

In this definition is contained the answer to the question as to what gives men...

In this definition is contained the answer to the question as to what gives men...

In order to get power and retain it, it is necessary to love power; but...

In order to get power and retain it, it is necessary to love power; but...

Historians are like deaf people who go on answering questions that no one has asked...

Historians are like deaf people who go on answering questions that no one has asked...

The essence of all slavery consists in taking the product of another's labor by force....

The essence of all slavery consists in taking the product of another's labor by force....

You can't imagine what a pleasure this complete laziness is to me: not a thought...

You can't imagine what a pleasure this complete laziness is to me: not a thought...

Even in the valley of the shadow of death, two and two do not make...

Even in the valley of the shadow of death, two and two do not make...

Music is the shorthand of emotion.

Music is the shorthand of emotion.

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...

Art is not a handicraft, it is the transmission of feeling the artist has experienced.

Art is not a handicraft, it is the transmission of feeling the artist has experienced.

We have art in order not to die of the truth.

We have art in order not to die of the truth.

I choose a block of marble and chop off whatever I don't need.

I choose a block of marble and chop off whatever I don't need.