Who thinks that an army is unnecessary?

A person's quality is determined not so much by the number of hardships they have endured.

I would say that not only this determines a person's quality, but also this... The heroes in the most interesting books are usually people who have experienced and are experiencing a huge number of hardships and live a difficult and sometimes dangerous life...

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Moreover, I think it is written in the Bible that those who hate their life here will be saved.