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“The more did I love them, and the easier it became for me to live.”
- Source
- My Confession
- Date
- 1882
- English wording
- Leo Wiener — Translator · from Russian
Meaning of “The more did I love them, and the…”
Understanding ordinary people and their lives changes Tolstoy’s relation to existence: growing sympathy makes life more bearable by replacing detached judgment with human connection.
Where does it come from?
My Confession, Leo Wiener translation; Tolstoy describes how closer attention to living and departed people increased his affection for them and altered his ability to live.
