Sublime

But in what temple is there such a font as the ocean; such a vault as that of the heavens; such lamps as the sun, moon, and stars; or any figures to be compared with living, loving, mutually-helpful men?

You should respond with kindness toward evil done to you, and you will destroy in an evil person that pleasure which he derives from evil. The true teaching of

Once someone disobeys a less important commandment then inevitably sooner or later he will not hesitate to disobey a more important one. If he has disobeyed the commandment “love thy neighbour as thyself” he will subsequently go on to ignore the injunctions not to take vengeance, not to be angry, and not to hate your brother, until finally he will

In order to transform an already established way of life, either in ourselves or in other people, we need to struggle not with events but with those thoughts which have brought, and which continue to bring, such events about. Tolstoy

But it is hard for a discontented man not to reproach someone else, especially the very one who is closest to him, for his discontent.

The greatest blessing will only become possible when you refrain from even the slightest wrongdoing. Pascal, Thoughts

Every day, from 1905 to 1910, he read thoughts presented in the book for the corresponding day of the year, and he recommended the same habit to all his friends. On May 16, 1908, he wrote to a man named Gusev: “I cannot understand how some people can live without communicating with the wisest people who ever lived on Earth? … I feel very happy ever