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Quote by Leo Tolstoy

“Some one dear to one can be loved with human love; but an enemy can only be loved with divine love.”

Quote by Leo Tolstoy

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Leo Tolstoy
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

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