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| ba0c6d8 | A quiet secluded life in the country, with the possibility of being useful to people to whom it is easy to do good, and who are not accustomed to have it done to them; then work which one hopes may be of some use; then rest, nature, books, music, love for one's neighbor -- such is my idea of happiness. | nature work music happiness life neighborliness usefulness conduct-of-life country rest contentment | Leo Tolstoy | |
| a907cf5 | They would have devoured my family and picked their teeth with the bones, and never been sorry at all. Better to be turned to ice by the Staryk, who didn't pretend to be a neighbor. | neighborliness | Naomi Novik |