Walk in the Light and Twenty-Three Tales
When the man saw me he frowned and became still more terrible, and passed me by on the other side. I despaired, but suddenly I heard him coming back. I looked up, and did not recognize the same man: before, I had seen death in his face; but now he was alive, and I recognized in him the presence of God.
Leo Tolstoy • Walk in the Light and Twenty-Three Tales
Remember then: 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. The most necessary man is he with whom you are, for no man knows whether he will ever have dealings with any one else: and the most important affair is, to do him good, because for that purpose alone was man
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You can only improve life in yourself by destroying the barriers that divide your life from that of others, and by considering others as yourself, and loving them. By so doing you increase your share of life.
Leo Tolstoy • Walk in the Light and Twenty-Three Tales
'We give; but why does nobody give us anything?' Simon did not know what to say; so he only said, 'Let us stop talking,' and turned over and went to sleep.