Leo Tolstoy: People try to do all sorts of clever and difficult things to improve life instead of doing the simplest, easiest thing—r

People try to do all sorts of clever and difficult things to improve life instea — Leo Tolstoy

People try to do all sorts of clever and difficult things to improve life instead of doing the simplest, easiest thing—refusing to participate in activities that make life bad.

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