Leo Tolstoy: I sit on a man's back, choking him, and making him carry me, and yet assure myself and others that I am very sorry for h

I sit on a man's back, choking him, and making him carry me, and yet assure myse — Leo Tolstoy

I sit on a man's back, choking him, and making him carry me, and yet assure myself and others that I am very sorry for him and wish to ease his lot by any means possible, except getting off his back.

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