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Quote by Leo Tolstoy

“Do not be sad about what you do not have. Instead, be happy about what you do have. If you will be sad about what you don't have, you will not be happy about what you do have.”

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Leo Tolstoy

Leo Tolstoy was a Russian writer and thinker, a prominent representative of 19th-century Russian literature. His works deeply revealed social contradictions and human nature, and had a profound impact on the world. more

“Faith exists when absolute confidence in that which we cannot see combines with action that is in absolute conformity to the will of our Heavenly Father. Without all three--first, absolute confidence; second, action; and third, absolute conformity--without these three all we have is a counterfeit, a weak and watered-down faith.”

Firsts Action Three Father Weak Thirds Absolutes Heavenly Conformity Heavenly Father Counterfeit

Author:Joseph B. Wirthlin

“Revelations are never convenient, and always annoying.”

Revelations Annoying Convenient

Book:Bruiser

Source: Bruiser

“How easy is murder when one calls it by a different name? How much easier is it for the conscience to condone "reaping" than "killing"-and when one knows that death isn't the end, does it stop the killing hand for fear of retribution, or does it simply make it easier to kill, because, if life continues, how can murder be murder at all?”

Ifs Knows Doe Different Ends Hands Names Easy Easier Conscience Murder Killing Retribution Different Names

Author:Neal Shusterman

“People say that crisis changes people and turns ordinary people into wiser or more responsible ones.”

People Turns Ordinary Responsible Crisis Wiser Ordinary People