The true meaning of Christ's teaching consists in the recognition of l…

Leo Tolstoy
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The true meaning of Christ's teaching consists in the recognition of love as the supreme law of life, and therefore not admitting any exceptions. ✨ Leo Tolstoy (1987). A Confession and Other Religious Writings, p.273, Penguin UK
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