Leo Tolstoy. About the truth, the life and behaviour of (№ 202827)

Do not trust yourself when all you appear to be dismal, all seem to blame, all I want to say and to do evil. Look at yourself in that condition, like drunk, doing nothing, and wait, when will pass this condition. The less you do while in this state, the more likely it will be: is abstinence just as important as for a drunken sleep.