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Leo Tolstoy

Our body is a machine for living. It is organized for that, it is its nature. Let life go on in it unhindered and let it defend itself.

Leo Tolstoy

Nature

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Tolstoy is saying that the human body is naturally designed to sustain life and function properly on its own. He emphasizes that we should allow the body to operate freely and rely on its built-in ability to protect and heal itself.

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