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Leo Tolstoy's Life Has Been Devoted To Replacing The Method Of Violence For Removing Tyranny Or Securing Reform By The Method Of Non­resistance To Evil. He Would Meet Hatred Expressed In Violence By Love Expressed In Self­suffering.

Always Aim At Complete Harmony Of Thought And Word And Deed. Always Aim At Purifying Your Thoughts And Everything Will Be Well.

Confession Of Errors Is Like A Broom Which Sweeps Away The Dirt And Leaves The Surface Brighter And Clearer. I Feel Stronger For Confession.

Without An Unreserved Surrender To His Grace, Complete Mastery Over Thoughts Is Impossible.

Mental Violence Has No Potency And Injures Only The Person Whose Thoughts Are Violent. It Is Otherwise With Mental Non-violence. It Has Potency Which The World Does Not Yet Know.