"To destroy the life that dwells in othersis beyond your power. The life of those you have slainhas vanished from your eyes, but is not destroyed. Yout...

Faith is the sense of life, that sense by virtue of which man does not destroy himself, but continues to live on. It is the force whereby we live.
~ Leo Tolstoy ~












Faith is the sense of life, that sense by virtue of which man does not destroy himself, but continue...
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"Toate familiile fericite se aseamănă între ele. Fiecare familie nefericită este nefericită în felul ei.