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人依靠什麼而活 ─托爾斯泰短篇哲理故事

What Men Live By

出版品牌:木馬文化

作者:列夫·托爾斯泰 (Лев Николаевич Толстой)

譯者:王敏雯

ISBN:9786263140929

出版日期:2021-12-15

定價:NT$  280

優惠價:NT$252

托 爾 斯 泰 人 依靠 什麼 而 活
托 爾 斯 泰 人 依靠 什麼 而 活
托 爾 斯 泰 人 依靠 什麼 而 活
托 爾 斯 泰 人 依靠 什麼 而 活

內容簡介 |

韓劇《海岸村恰恰恰》男主角心愛之作

創作史詩巨著的俄國大文豪

透視人類靈魂的經典短篇

一名墜落凡間的天使,終於習得人間的道理:

「人類是依靠愛而生存。」

寫出長篇史詩《戰爭與和平》、《安娜‧卡列尼娜》的托爾斯泰,在晚年也創作了許多短篇及民間故事,其中蘊含著愛的啟示以及人生的哲思,使這些故事百年不衰、歷久彌新。托爾斯泰曾言:「如果忘卻自己而愛別人,將會獲得寧靜、幸福和高尚。」這些故事再指向了這個核心,愛並不是利己,而是包容、寬恕與同理,也唯有此才能邁向真正的偉大。

本書輯選了與惡魔鬥智的〈傻子伊凡的故事〉、天使墜落凡間尋求真理的〈人依靠什麼而活〉,以及深思人與土地之間關係的〈一個人需要多少土地〉等八則經典短篇故事;同時收錄托爾斯泰的創作生平小史,使讀者在閱讀故事之餘,更能領略大師一生欲貫徹的人道主義與宗教理想。

作者簡介 |

列夫‧托爾斯泰(Leo Tolstoy1828-1910

俄國寫實主義文學最偉大的代表作家。1828828日生於莫斯科以南兩百公里的貴族莊園雅斯納斯•波良納。1844年求學於喀山大學,三年後退學回家經營莊園。1852年從軍高加索,同年發表處女作《童年》(與後來發表的《少年》、《青年》合成自傳體三部曲),開始文學創作。1856年發表《塞瓦斯托波爾故事》,開創了俄國文學描寫戰爭的寫實主義傳統,為作者贏得了名聲。托爾斯泰的主要創作活動,是在1861年農奴制改革到1905年俄國第一次資產階級革命之間,這正是俄國社會大變動時期。18631869年,他完成了史詩性的長篇小說《戰爭與和平》。18731877年完成了第二部著名長篇小說《安娜•卡列尼娜》。18891899年完成了集中體現他晚年的思想和藝術特質的長篇小說《復活》。

譯者簡介 |

王敏雯

臺師大翻譯研究所畢,專職譯者。喜歡翻譯過程中苦樂交參的感受。

目錄 |

目次

國王與襯衫

人依靠什麼而活?

傻子伊凡的故事

兩個老人

三名隱士

一個人需要多少土地?

一面空鼓

亞述王以撒哈頓的故事

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書籍代號:0EID4518

商品條碼EAN:9786263140929

ISBN:9786263140929

印刷:黑白

頁數:232

裝訂:平裝

《人依靠什麼而活:托爾斯泰短篇哲理故事》 導讀

托爾斯泰主義在《人依靠甚麼而活》的體現

十九世紀80年代,俄國社會被資本主義摧殘的體無完膚,俄國文學卻在此時大放異彩,文學家們開始注意到了在社會結構下長期被忽略的一群人-農民,並嘗試藉由文字忠實地記載農民日常生活與悲歡離合,希望以此溫和地喚醒農民追求屬於自己的自由 。

托爾斯泰亦然,在歷經了急遽的貧富差距與社會變遷後,托氏開始埋怨起所有建立在貧苦勞動階級上的事物,並希望藉著民間故事的書寫以揭發並解決當代農民問題。在這一篇篇的故事中,托爾斯泰利用生動的角色互動,包覆著托氏所倡導的道德原則與宗教教義,並揭示所有令他焦慮萬分的社會議題。

綜觀《人依靠甚麼而活》中記載之短篇民間故事,可發現有兩大創作特點:道德原則與宗教真理的重要性,而這兩大特點又與托爾斯泰主義中「道德的自我完善」、「勿以暴力抗惡」與「人性的懺悔意識」互相對照。《國王的襯衫》與《一個人需要多少土地?》分別藉著知足與貪得無厭兩位農民宣揚了樂天知命的思想,也從農民對上帝禱告中得知道德自我完算的過程是需要歷經魔鬼的考驗,方能磨練自己的品德。在《人依靠什麼而活》中,農民賽門與妻子馬歐娜憑藉對神的信心,接納了素昧平生的陌生人,爾後在與陌生人的互動中平反了「我們幫人,那為甚麼沒人可幫我們?」的困惑,而實則為天使的陌生人也在與農夫生活過程中得到了上帝希望他了解的人生真諦;種種敘述都呼應了托氏所言:「信仰給予人生之謎的答覆,含有人類最深刻的智慧」,以及強調人類在道德自我完善中「愛」的重要性。《傻子伊凡的故事》裡,伊凡面對兩位兄長極盡所能占便宜之舉動,以及魔鬼花言巧語的勸說,均採取無為而治的態度,而伊凡王國內的子民們,也如同國王一般樸實精誠,不僅是不以暴力抗惡思想的體現,更揭示了面對外界金錢、權力與武裝的威脅時,謙卑和質樸是最好的武器。《兩個老人》故事裡,因為幫助貧苦人家消耗了所有盤纏,使得以利沙自始自終都沒踏上耶路撒冷,但艾玢卻在聖地禱告的過程中不斷看到亞利沙的身影;托爾斯泰藉著艾玢看到的幻影闡釋了「相愛不要只在言語、舌頭,要在行為上」、「真正拜父的,要用心靈和誠實拜他,因為父要這樣的人拜他」,意即道德自我完善中的「愛」,不只愛己,也當愛人,才是對神真正的敬拜。《三名隱士》則揭示了懺悔意識中,對神的懺悔不應當只重視儀式,而應當由心出發,並非使用諸多重覆語言便會蒙主垂聽,因為人所需用的,主早已知曉。《一面空鼓》與《亞述國王以撒哈頓的故事》則分別以空鼓與國王看到的幻象象徵權力隨時可輕易瓦解,並傳播反戰、反對暴力與熱愛和平的中心思想,呼應托氏勿以暴力抗惡中的不抵抗思想。

如同列寧所言:作為俄國農民思想與情緒的表現者,托爾斯泰是偉大的。托氏在《人依靠甚麼而活》中諸多短篇故事,都一再利用農民的視角道出當時社會的無奈與不安,並教導讀者應該秉持托氏所倡導之三大主義面對人生。而這些思想並非僅是烏托邦式的幻覺,而是作者對於社會的數道藥方,直至今日依然適用。

托 爾 斯 泰 人 依靠 什麼 而 活

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托 爾 斯 泰 人 依靠 什麼 而 活

The book is written by Tolstoy so what can one presume except sheer brilliance.

The book comprises of four short stories each having unforgettable lessons and deep meanings of life.

What Men live by
"I have learnt that all men live not by care for themselves but by love".

Three Questions
"Remember then: there is only one time that is important- Now!"

The coffee-house of Surat
"The higher the man's conception of God, the better he will know Him. And the better he knows God, the nearer will he draw t

The book is written by Tolstoy so what can one presume except sheer brilliance.

The book comprises of four short stories each having unforgettable lessons and deep meanings of life.

What Men live by
"I have learnt that all men live not by care for themselves but by love".

Three Questions
"Remember then: there is only one time that is important- Now!"

The coffee-house of Surat
"The higher the man's conception of God, the better he will know Him. And the better he knows God, the nearer will he draw to Him, imitating His goodness, His mercy, and His love of man".

How much land does a man need?
"Six feet from his head to his heels was all he needed".

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托 爾 斯 泰 人 依靠 什麼 而 活

How Much Land Does a Man Need? is my favorite from this collection. Overall, the others don’t do much for me personally, but they are still enjoyable.

托 爾 斯 泰 人 依靠 什麼 而 活

Not alot to see here. Four morality tales/parables that teach life lessons. Seems geared towards a younger reading audience. 'How Much Land Does a Man Need?' is the best of the four and worth a read. Not alot to see here. Four morality tales/parables that teach life lessons. Seems geared towards a younger reading audience. 'How Much Land Does a Man Need?' is the best of the four and worth a read. ...more

托 爾 斯 泰 人 依靠 什麼 而 活

The tales "What Men Live by" and "How Much Land Does a Man Need", which I already read earlier in its own book, really got me. Very thoughtful and philosophical as I expected. The tales "What Men Live by" and "How Much Land Does a Man Need", which I already read earlier in its own book, really got me. Very thoughtful and philosophical as I expected. ...more

托 爾 斯 泰 人 依靠 什麼 而 活

A GREAT read. Very simple, yet very deep. You can read it at many levels and get a lot out of it on each level.

Favorite quotes. First, what men live by:
"I have now understood that though it seems to men that they live by care for themselves, in truth it is love alone by which they live. He who has love, is in God, and God is in him, for God is love."
(Leo Tolstoy, "What Men Live By" in What Men Live By and Other Tales, TARK Classic Fiction: Rockville, MD. 2008, p.35)

"Remember then: there is only

A GREAT read. Very simple, yet very deep. You can read it at many levels and get a lot out of it on each level.

Favorite quotes. First, what men live by:
"I have now understood that though it seems to men that they live by care for themselves, in truth it is love alone by which they live. He who has love, is in God, and God is in him, for God is love."
(Leo Tolstoy, "What Men Live By" in What Men Live By and Other Tales, TARK Classic Fiction: Rockville, MD. 2008, p.35)

"Remember then: there is only one time that is important--Now! It is the most important time because it is the only time when we have any power. The most necessary man is he with whom you are, for no man knows whether he will ever have dealings with any one else: and the most important affair is, to do him good, because for that purpose alone was man sent into this life!"
(Leo Tolstoy, "Three Questions" in What Men Live By and Other Tales, TARK Classic Fiction: Rockville, MD. 2008, p.41)
THIS ONE IS MY FAVORITE! Ho.ly cow. This quote evokes in me a reverence of the meaning of life. We should plan ahead, we should remember the past, but life only HAPPENS in one moment--RIGHT NOW! Don't squander it with preoccupation with either the past or future. Joy is to be had in the present, now and always.

"The higher a man's conception of God, the better will he know Him. And the better he knows God, the nearer will he draw to Him, imitating His goodness, His mercy, and His love of man.
Therefore, let him who sees the sun's whole light filling the world, refrain from blaming or despising the superstitious man, who is his own idol sees one ray of that same light. Let him not despise even the unbeliever who is blind and cannot see the sun at all."
(Leo Tolstoy, "The Coffee-house of Surat" in What Men Live By and Other Tales, TARK Classic Fiction: Rockville, MD. 2008, p.51)
(On tolerating other's belief systems. A great short story that pitted different religious leaders against each other in a most contentious manner--far from the love that each religion advocates but too quickly forgets when dealing with people who believe differently from themselves)

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托 爾 斯 泰 人 依靠 什麼 而 活

I find myself falling into reading more and more of the Russian literature. I guess my roots are breaking through the many years I have lived in the US.

I want my intelligence to rise beyond that of "media munchers" (those who read magazines and live through reality tv).

All in all, the stories and points of these raskasi are well written and well thought out.

Teaches of behavior, actions, and greed. People should be satisfied with what they have rather than hopping to and fro. This point may be t

I find myself falling into reading more and more of the Russian literature. I guess my roots are breaking through the many years I have lived in the US.

I want my intelligence to rise beyond that of "media munchers" (those who read magazines and live through reality tv).

All in all, the stories and points of these raskasi are well written and well thought out.

Teaches of behavior, actions, and greed. People should be satisfied with what they have rather than hopping to and fro. This point may be transferred to real life examples...such as men and women hopping around and "dating" absolutely everyone rather than choosing, being satisfied, and working with the one person their heart tells them is theirs. People give up on what they have to easily and it seems as though it is never enough. Once a person gives up, they launch themselves on an everlasting quest of finding the one person who fits them 100% and that is just...well...improbable which in turn causes one to use another and move on at the first sight of a fault. People are giver uppers. =/

I enjoyed these short stories and believe many people would benefit from reading them carefully to get the full meaning and messages.

Swallow and release your pride, be humble, be moral, and compassionate.

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托 爾 斯 泰 人 依靠 什麼 而 活

Without a verbose explanation, Tolstoy is simply rushing towards God.

托 爾 斯 泰 人 依靠 什麼 而 活

The last short story in the book "How Much Land Does A Man Need" is genius. Just say'n. The last short story in the book "How Much Land Does A Man Need" is genius. Just say'n. ...more

托 爾 斯 泰 人 依靠 什麼 而 活

This story struck a chord and made me cry in front of my eighth grade literature class.

托 爾 斯 泰 人 依靠 什麼 而 活

Russian literature is similar to Arabic. It is rich with lessons and imagery, and simple to understand. I’m enjoying it.

托 爾 斯 泰 人 依靠 什麼 而 活

Tolstoy's stories are wonderful teaching tales about the nature of life and about the things that matter, or rather about the things that should matter. In this collection, he is a simple writer, without any heaviness of theology and philosophy. Though these elements are present, they are embedded in the stories and characters, and become lived realities. Three Questions is a particularly compelling story, as is the Coffeehouse. Tolstoy's stories are wonderful teaching tales about the nature of life and about the things that matter, or rather about the things that should matter. In this collection, he is a simple writer, without any heaviness of theology and philosophy. Though these elements are present, they are embedded in the stories and characters, and become lived realities. Three Questions is a particularly compelling story, as is the Coffeehouse. ...more

托 爾 斯 泰 人 依靠 什麼 而 活

This book, which I found in Gutenberg, contains the following stories:
-What men live by
-Three questions
-The coffee-house of Surat
-How much land does a man need?

The first and last are novellas and I liked them both.
What men live by is about a cobbler’s apprentice who needs to learn the answer to the title question, and does so by the end.
How much land does a man need? is a moral tale about greed, in the style of the tale of the milk maid.

The other are two-page fables that I had read elsewhere.

托 爾 斯 泰 人 依靠 什麼 而 活

Well, it’s LEO TOLSTOY!!! I don’t think I need to explain further.

This volume contains some of my favorite short stories by him- 3 questions, The coffee house in Surat, What men live by and God is where Love Is.

There are some really meaningful quotes I this book:

“Remember then: there is only one time that is important-- Now! It is the most important time because it is the only time when we have any power. The most necessary man is he with whom you are, for no man knows whether he will ever have

Well, it’s LEO TOLSTOY!!! I don’t think I need to explain further.

This volume contains some of my favorite short stories by him- 3 questions, The coffee house in Surat, What men live by and God is where Love Is.

There are some really meaningful quotes I this book:

“Remember then: there is only one time that is important-- Now! It is the most important time because it is the only time when we have any power. The most necessary man is he with whom you are, for no man knows whether he will ever have dealings with any one else: and the most important affair is, to do him good, because for that purpose alone was man sent into this life!”

If only more people interpreted religious scriptures like he did!

At the risk of sounding overdramatic, I would say that, Leo Tolstoy’s books make my heart sing with joy.

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http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/6157

TWELVE TYPES BY G.K. CHESTERTON

WHAT MEN LIVE BY: A shoemaker named Simon, who had neither house nor land of his own, lived with his wife and children in a peasant's hut, and earned his living by his work. Work was cheap, but bread was dear, and what he earned he spent for food. The man and his wife had but one sheepskin coat between them for winter wear, and even that was torn to tatters, and this was the second year he had been wanting to buy sheep-skins for

http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/6157

TWELVE TYPES BY G.K. CHESTERTON

WHAT MEN LIVE BY: A shoemaker named Simon, who had neither house nor land of his own, lived with his wife and children in a peasant's hut, and earned his living by his work. Work was cheap, but bread was dear, and what he earned he spent for food. The man and his wife had but one sheepskin coat between them for winter wear, and even that was torn to tatters, and this was the second year he had been wanting to buy sheep-skins for a new coat. Before winter Simon saved up a little money: a three-rouble note lay hidden in his wife's box, and five roubles and twenty kopeks were owed him by customers in the village.

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I really do love the moral tales that Tolstoy offers up in most of his short stories, but these four are particularly wonderful. The fun part for me is that the tales are lined up in the book in my order of preference! Brilliant! One of the things I love best about short stories that they hit you quickly with a punch and make you think. Keep in mind that these stories do tend to have a spiritual element. Each one of these stories does just that and reading them aloud as a family would make for a I really do love the moral tales that Tolstoy offers up in most of his short stories, but these four are particularly wonderful. The fun part for me is that the tales are lined up in the book in my order of preference! Brilliant! One of the things I love best about short stories that they hit you quickly with a punch and make you think. Keep in mind that these stories do tend to have a spiritual element. Each one of these stories does just that and reading them aloud as a family would make for a powerful discussion as each story could easily be understood by most ages. In fact, at least two of these stories have been turned into children's books! ...more

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What Men Live By: 10/10
Three Questions: 10/10
The Coffee House of Surat: 10/10
How Much Land Does a Man Need? 10/10

Finally read this collection. None can match the superior intellect of Leo Tolstoy! :)
All hail to Russians!

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Tolstoy is love.
4 short srories, each is a testimony of Tolstoy's genius.

"Remember then: there is only one time that is important—Now! It is the most important time because it is the only time when we have any power. The most necessary man is he with whom you are, for no man knows whether he will ever have dealings with any one else: and the most important affair is, to do him good, because for that purpose alone was man sent into this life!”

Title: "HOW MUCH LAND DOES A MAN NEED?"
Last sentence

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Tolstoy is love.
4 short srories, each is a testimony of Tolstoy's genius.

"Remember then: there is only one time that is important—Now! It is the most important time because it is the only time when we have any power. The most necessary man is he with whom you are, for no man knows whether he will ever have dealings with any one else: and the most important affair is, to do him good, because for that purpose alone was man sent into this life!”

Title: "HOW MUCH LAND DOES A MAN NEED?"
Last sentence : "Six feet from his head to his heels was all he needed."

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托 爾 斯 泰 人 依靠 什麼 而 活

This was a very simple read. It has some good lessons. However, reading this book as an adult, it felt like I have already read these lessons over and over again in books and articles and such. Perhaps they were already inspired by this book. So, I wish I read this when I was much younger. These lessons could have been rather fresh for me to form a basis for my understanding of them. Still, a good and simple read.

托 爾 斯 泰 人 依靠 什麼 而 活

I read it at the way to work...

I am so supriced again from Tolstosy!!!

Have amasing little storys are here in this book! wow.... So a diferent way to look to live and deat line...

托 爾 斯 泰 人 依靠 什麼 而 活

Much different to what I'm used to when I read Russian literature.

I suppose it's a radical-Dostoevsky. With a lack of gun fights.

Much different to what I'm used to when I read Russian literature.

I suppose it's a radical-Dostoevsky. With a lack of gun fights.

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The book consists of three distinct chapters/ short stories:

1- What men live by: This is a story about Michael, the angel. And here is my favorite quote from this chapter:
"Then I remembered the first lesson God had set me:‘Learn what dwells in man.’ And I understood that in man dwells Love!"
"What dwells in man I already knew. Now I learned what is not given to him. It is not given to man to know his own needs."
"I have learned that all men live not by care for themselves but by love. "
"I have now

The book consists of three distinct chapters/ short stories:

1- What men live by: This is a story about Michael, the angel. And here is my favorite quote from this chapter:
"Then I remembered the first lesson God had set me:‘Learn what dwells in man.’ And I understood that in man dwells Love!"
"What dwells in man I already knew. Now I learned what is not given to him. It is not given to man to know his own needs."
"I have learned that all men live not by care for themselves but by love. "
"I have now understood that though it seems to men that they live by care for themselves, in truth, it is love alone by which they live."

2- the three questions: This story is about the three questions of which a king tries to find the answers. To me, the climax of this chapter is:
"Remember then: there is only one time that is important--Now! It is the most important time because it is the only time when we have any power. The most necessary man is he with whom you are, for no man knows whether he will ever have dealings with anyone else: and the most important affair is, to do him good, because for that purpose alone was man sent into this life!"

3- The coffee house of Surat: This one is a story of a public discussion that takes place in a coffee house amongst the present travelers, ignited by a Persian scholar and his servant. My favorite quote for this part is:
"It is pride that causes error and discord among men."

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A collection of short stories, each teaching you invaluable life lessons. The book makes you notice key perspectives we overlook or avoid in life to be a happy person. This is a must-read for everyone.

托 爾 斯 泰 人 依靠 什麼 而 活

托 爾 斯 泰 人 依靠 什麼 而 活

The last story, How much land does a man need?, deserves five stars. The last sentence thereof deserves more.

托 爾 斯 泰 人 依靠 什麼 而 活

I will make my kids read this

托 爾 斯 泰 人 依靠 什麼 而 活

Powerful, tools one can use for a lifetime.

托 爾 斯 泰 人 依靠 什麼 而 活

Ever asked yourself "what do men live by?".
Ever asked yourself "how much land does a man need"?
Read it and find out lol
Ever asked yourself "what do men live by?".
Ever asked yourself "how much land does a man need"?
Read it and find out lol
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I love reading short stories. They give me something to ponder on a day at a time. And reading stories from Tolstoy makes them all the richer. He employs morals that can be found in everyone’s life. Whether one wants to accept it or not, the questions and answers Tolstoy employs in his stories are universal. There is much for everyone to gain by reading his wisdom.

托 爾 斯 泰 人 依靠 什麼 而 活


"The three lessons of God;
Learn what dwells in man (Love has been given to men, to dwell in their hearts)
Learn what is not given to man (It is not given to men, to know their own needs)
Learn what men live by (Man does not live by care for himself, but by the love for them that is in other's hearts)"

"Remember then: there is only one time that is important- Now!"


"The three lessons of God;
Learn what dwells in man (Love has been given to men, to dwell in their hearts)
Learn what is not given to man (It is not given to men, to know their own needs)
Learn what men live by (Man does not live by care for himself, but by the love for them that is in other's hearts)"

"Remember then: there is only one time that is important- Now!"

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I listened to it as an audiobook.. i found it enlightening, wise, spiritual and heart-warming.

Lev Nikolayevich Tolstoy (Russian: Лев Николаевич Толстой; most appropriately used Liev Tolstoy; commonly Leo Tolstoy in Anglophone countries) was a Russian writer who primarily wrote novels and short stories. Later in life, he also wrote plays and essays. His two most famous works, the novels War and Peace and Anna Karenina, are acknowledged as two of the greatest novels of all time and a pinnacl Lev Nikolayevich Tolstoy (Russian: Лев Николаевич Толстой; most appropriately used Liev Tolstoy; commonly Leo Tolstoy in Anglophone countries) was a Russian writer who primarily wrote novels and short stories. Later in life, he also wrote plays and essays. His two most famous works, the novels War and Peace and Anna Karenina, are acknowledged as two of the greatest novels of all time and a pinnacle of realist fiction. Many consider Tolstoy to have been one of the world's greatest novelists. Tolstoy is equally known for his complicated and paradoxical persona and for his extreme moralistic and ascetic views, which he adopted after a moral crisis and spiritual awakening in the 1870s, after which he also became noted as a moral thinker and social reformer.

His literal interpretation of the ethical teachings of Jesus, centering on the Sermon on the Mount, caused him in later life to become a fervent Christian anarchist and anarcho-pacifist. His ideas on nonviolent resistance, expressed in such works as The Kingdom of God Is Within You, were to have a profound impact on such pivotal twentieth-century figures as Mohandas Gandhi and Martin Luther King, Jr.

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“Remember then: there is only one time that is important-- Now! It is the most important time because it is the only time when we have any power. The most necessary man is he with whom you are, for no man knows whether he will ever have dealings with any one else: and the most important affair is, to do him good, because for that purpose alone was man sent into this life!” — 101 likes

“I know now that people only seem to live when they care only for themselves, and that it is by love for others that they really live. He who has Love has God in him, and is in God - - because God is Love. ” — 16 likes

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