Quote by Leo Tolstoy

I hope the readers of this book may experience the same benevolent and elevating feeling which I have experienced when I was working on its creation, and which I experience again and again, when I reread it every day, working on the enlargement and improvement of the previous edition.

I hope the readers of this book may experience the same bene

Summary

This quote expresses the author's desire for readers to experience the same positive and uplifting emotions they felt while creating the book. The author hopes that the book will evoke a sense of benevolence and elevation in readers, just as it does for them when they revisit and work on improving it.

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Experience

By Leo Tolstoy

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