"The only thing that can please me, as a man who lives for his soul, is that I have become less of a villain than I was before. And this is not just a phrase for the sake of the beauty of the idea and the word, but my honest, controllable and real state of mind lately. And the joy of being aware of every progress, no matter how small, is a great joy.
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Author
Leo TolstoyAll Translations
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The only thing that can please me, as a man who lives for his soul, is that I have become less of a villain than I was before. And this is not just a phrase for the sake of the beauty of the idea and the word, but my honest, controllable and real state of mind lately. And the joy of being aware of every progress, no matter how small, is a great joy.
""Singurul lucru care poate să mă bucure, ca om care trăiește pentru sufletul lui, este ca am devenit mai puțin ticălos decât eram înainte. Și asta nu-i doar o frază de dragul frumuseții ideii și cuvântului, ci starea mea sufletească sinceră, controlabilă și reală, din ultima vreme. Iar bucuria că sunt conștient de fiecare progres, cât de mic, e o mare bucurie."