"The absence of religion brings with it, as a result of the absence of the only thing proper to man, the work on his own being, the necessity of transferring this work to others, it causes the foolishness of the behavior, so widespread in our times, the judgment of others and the care of the order of the external material world, not of the inner world.
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Leo TolstoyAll Translations
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The absence of religion brings with it, as a result of the absence of the only thing proper to man, the work on his own being, the necessity of transferring this work to others, it causes the foolishness of the behavior, so widespread in our times, the judgment of others and the care of the order of the external material world, not of the inner world.
""Absența religiei aduce cu sine, ca urmare a absenței singurului lucru propriu omului, a muncii asupra propriei făpturi, necesitatea transferului acestei munci asupra altora, provoacă sminteala povățuirii, atât de răspândită în vremurile noastre, judecarea altora și grija rânduirii lumii materiale exterioare, nu a lumii launtrice."