The Lord had given them the day and the Lord had given them the strength. And the day and the strength had been dedicated to labor, and the labor was its reward. Who was the labor for? What would be its fruits? These were irrelevant and idle questions. Anna Karenina
The dressmaker doesn't have problems unless the dress has to hide rather than reveal. The Post Office Girl
Christianity came into existence to lighten the heart, but now it needs to burden the heart to start with so it can lighten it afterwards. Consequently, it will perish. Human, All Too Human
And all people live, not by reason of any care they have for themselves, but by the love for them that is in other people. Tales From Tolstoy
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