A man is like a fraction whose numerator is what he is and whose denom…

Leo Tolstoy
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A man is like a fraction whose numerator is what he is and whose denominator is what he thinks of himself. The larger the denominator, the smaller the fraction. ✨ graf Leo Tolstoy (2006). Leo Tolstoy: Spiritual Writings
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A man is like a fraction whose numerator is what he is and whose denominator is what he thinks of himself. The larger the denominator, the smaller the fraction. ✨ graf Leo Tolstoy (2006). Leo Tolstoy: Spiritual Writings

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