The pathway of life

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"THE PATHWAY OF LIFE" is Tolstoy's posthumous message to an erring and suffering worid. Never since the days when Christ's message from Heaven brought life and comfort to a war-torn, sinful and suffering world, has mankind been so eager and ripe for a gospel of right living and right thinking as it is to-day, emerging from the titanic struggle which has so deeply stirred its passions and emotions.

Communing with the minds of the great thinkers and teachers of all ages, Tolstoy in the course of his epic career gathered the pearls of wisdom from the spiritual treasuries of many races and many periods in the history of mankind. These lofty thoughts relating to the spiritual aspirations, the temporal requirements and the moral conduct of man, Tolstoy retold in his own language, arranging them under suitable captions, and interspersing them with the expressions of his own attitude to the problems of life. The resulting monumental work is for the first time presented to mankind in these two volumes. Any new presentation of Tolstoy's work commands the respectful attention of the world. But there is healing of wounds and divine inspiration in "THE PATHWAY OF LIFE" that lend it the added preciousness of significant timeliness.

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