“Only he who does not believe in God can believe that men, who are of his own kind, may order his life so as to make it better.”
“Men see that there is something wrong with their life and endeavor in some way to improve it…But to improve oneself, one must first admit that one lacks goodness, and this is annoying. And they turn all their attention away from that which is always in their power—self, to those external conditions that are not in their power, and a change in which has as little chance to improve the state of man, as shaking the wine and pouring it into another vessel can improve the quality of the wine.”
— Leo Tolstoy, “The Pathway of Life“
Excellent quote…I’m saving this one for sure.