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The Kreutzer Sonata
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"The Kreutzer Sonata" Quotes

"The Kreutzer Sonata" by Leo Tolstoy is a novella exploring the destructive power of jealousy and the complexities of marriage through the narrator's obsessive recounting of his tragic relationship.

Quotes

The most important thing in life is to stop saying ‘I wish’ and start saying ‘I will.’

Leo Tolstoy

motivation

One can live magnificently in this world if one knows how to work and how to love.

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lifelove

Everything is clear. The only thing that is not clear is that I am not at all like what I am supposed to be.

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self-reflectionidentity

The law of love is in our heart. It takes root and grows there. If it is lacking in our heart, we must put it there.

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loveself-improvement

To get rid of an enemy one must love him.

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loveforgiveness

The best stories don't come from ‘good vs. bad’ but ‘good vs. good.’

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moralityconflict

The only thing that we know is that we know nothing – and that is the highest flight of human wisdom.

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wisdomphilosophy

Without knowing what I am and why I am here, life is impossible.

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self-discoveryexistence

The strongest of all warriors are these two – time and patience.

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patiencestrength

Man lives consciously for himself, but serves as an unconscious instrument for the achievement of historical, universally human goals.

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humanitypurpose