"It is not difficult to arouse in yourself pity for the lost, but the difficulty lies in the fact that the lost are self-confident and self-satisfied. This self-satisfaction causes revulsion, and we must get used to bearing it, so that it does not stifle pity, that is, love. But how? Where is a will is a way *. We must use the same good, single and most powerful method, love.
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Leo TolstoyAll Translations
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It is not difficult to arouse in yourself pity for the lost, but the difficulty lies in the fact that the lost are self-confident and self-satisfied. This self-satisfaction causes revulsion, and we must get used to bearing it, so that it does not stifle pity, that is, love. But how? Where is a will is a way *. We must use the same good, single and most powerful method, love.
""Nu e greu să stârnești în tine mila pentru cei rătăciți, dar dificultatea ține de faptul că cei rătăciți sunt siguri pe ei și mulțumiți de sine. Această mulțumire de sine provoacă repulsie și trebuie să ne obișnuim s-o suportăm, așa încât să nu stăvilească mila, adică iubirea. Dar cum? Where is a will is a way *. Trebuie să folosim aceeași metodă bună, singură și cea mai puternică, iubirea."