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“There are people who, on meeting a successful rival, no matter in what, are at once disposed to turn their backs on everything good in him, and to see only what is bad. There are people, on the other hand, who desire above all to find in that lucky rival the qualities by which he has outstripped them, and seek with a throbbing ache at heart only what is good.”

Quote by Leo Tolstoy

Book:Anna Karenina (World Classics, Unabridged)

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Anna Karenina (World Classics, Unabridged)

This unabridged edition of Leo Tolstoy's renowned novel delves into the complex lives of its characters, including the tragic Anna Karenina, as they navigate the challenges of their personal and societal circumstances in 19th-century Russia. more

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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

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