There are two men in Tolstoy. He is a mystic and he is also a realist. He is addicted to the practice of a pietism that for all its sincerity is nothing if not vague and sentimental; and he is the most acute and dispassionate of observers, the most profound and earnest student of character and emotion.

  • -- William Ernest Henley 威廉姆·恩内斯特·亨里

托尔斯泰有两个人。他是一个神秘主义者,也是一个现实主义者。他沉迷于一种虔诚的做法,尽管它的真诚是模糊的和感性的;他是最敏锐和冷静的观察者,最深刻和认真的性格和情感的学生。

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I used to have a great love for Dostoyevsky and Tolstoy, the big boys of the last century.

我曾经非常喜欢陀思妥耶夫斯基和托尔斯泰,他们是上个世纪的大人物。

Examine well the counsel that favours your desire.

仔细研究那些对你有利的建议。

Sincerity: if you can fake it, you've got it made.

真诚:如果你能假装,你就成功了。