Quotation by

Leo Tolstoy

One of the first conditions of happiness is that the link between Man and Nature shall not be broken.

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Tolstoy means that people need to stay connected with the natural world in order to feel truly happy. If humans lose this connection, their sense of well-being and contentment will suffer.

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