As often happens between men who have chosen different pursuits, each,…

Leo Tolstoy
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As often happens between men who have chosen different pursuits, each, while in argument justifying the other's activity, despised it in the depth of his heart. ✨ Leo Tolstoy (2012). Anna Karenina, p.15, Courier Corporation
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As often happens between men who have chosen different pursuits, each, while in argument justifying the other's activity, despised it in the depth of his heart. ✨ Leo Tolstoy (2012). Anna Karenina, p.15, Courier Corporation

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