Leo Tolstoy: It is often better for a person to recognize a sin than to do a good deed. Recognizing a sin makes a person humble. Doin

It is often better for a person to recognize a sin than to do a good deed. Recog — Leo Tolstoy

It is often better for a person to recognize a sin than to do a good deed. Recognizing a sin makes a person humble. Doing a good deed often can feed a person's pride.

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