"People who express their beliefs are often accused of not living up to them, and therefore their beliefs are not sincere. But if you think seriously, you understand that it is exactly the other way around. Can the intelligent man who has beliefs that do not correspond to his way of life ignore this contradiction? If he still expresses his beliefs, even when they do not correspond to his way of life, this only proves that he is so sincere that he cannot help expressing that which reveals his weaknesses, and he does not act like the majority, he does not adjust his beliefs according to weaknesses .
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Leo TolstoyAll Translations
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People who express their beliefs are often accused of not living up to them, and therefore their beliefs are not sincere. But if you think seriously, you understand that it is exactly the other way around. Can the intelligent man who has beliefs that do not correspond to his way of life ignore this contradiction? If he still expresses his beliefs, even when they do not correspond to his way of life, this only proves that he is so sincere that he cannot help expressing that which reveals his weaknesses, and he does not act like the majority, he does not adjust his beliefs according to weaknesses .
""Oamenilor care își exprimă convingerile li se reproșează de cele mai multe ori că nu trăiesc conform acestora, și prin urmare convingerile lor nu sunt sincere. Dar, dacă te gândești serios, înțelegi că e exact pe dos. Oare omul inteligent care are convingeri ce nu corespund modului său de viață poate ignora această contradicție? Dacă își exprima totuși convingerile, chiar când ele nu corespund modului său de viață, asta demonstrează doar că e atât de sincer încât nu poate să nu exprime acel lucru care îi dezvăluie slăbiciunile, și nu procedează asemenea majorității, nu-și ajustează convingerile după slăbiciuni."