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Quote by Leo Tolstoy

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English (Source)

How strange that I don't feel like looking at the signs of withering of the body: hair loss, a lump on the ear, wrinkles, moles... Why do we rejoice when the body grows, gains strength? Why does the mother rejoice when she is weakened by pregnancy, the one to be born screams with pain and joy, and I, the old man, do not rejoice at the signs of the approach of new life? Out of a bad habit. I was long overdue to let go of him and enjoy the nearness of...I wouldn't want to say death, the new life? (I have no right to say), of approaching a state which is so natural and must be as good as puberty.

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Romanian

Ce straniu că nu-mi vine să mă uit la semnele de ofilire a trupului: căderea părului, o spuzeală pe ureche, riduri, bătături... De ce ne bucurăm când trupul crește, prinde puteri? De ce mama se bucură când e slăbită de sarcină, cel ce se naște țipă de durere și bucurie, iar eu, moșneagul, nu mă bucur de semnele apropierii de nouă viață? Dintr-un obicei prost. De mult trebuia să mă lepăd de el și să mă bucur de apropierea de... n-aș vrea să spun moarte, noua viață? (nu am dreptul să spun), de apropierea de o stare care e atât de firească și trebuie să fie la fel de bună ca pubertatea.
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Last updated: 2026-02-13

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