Leo Tolstoy: When a person inflates his own importance, he does not see his own sins; and his sins get bigger right along with him.

When a person inflates his own importance, he does not see his own sins; and his — Leo Tolstoy

When a person inflates his own importance, he does not see his own sins; and his sins get bigger right along with him.

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