The Pathway of Life, Volume 2

Leo Tolstoy

Translated by Archibald J. Wolfe

157 chapters · about 6 h

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The opening

EFFORT

Sins, errors and superstitions obstruct a man’s soul and hide it from himself. In order to reveal his soul to himself, man must make an effort of consciousness, and therefore in such efforts of consciousness is the principal task of a man’s life.

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About this edition

The words
Archibald J. Wolfe's English translation, copied word for word.
Left out
  • Page numbers and running heads from the printed pages, in 3 places
  • Other material that isn't the author's, in 2 places
  • Pictures and their captions
  • The title page and opening pages before chapter 1, in 2 places
  • Notes and pages added by translators, editors or publishers, in 3 places