Life did not stop, and one had to live.
LEO TOLSTOYIt is easier to produce ten volumes of philosophical writings than to put one principle into practice.
More Leo Tolstoy Quotes
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A man on a thousand mile walk has to forget his goal and say to himself every morning, ‘Today I’m going to cover twenty-five miles and then rest up and sleep.
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I always loved you, and if one loves anyone, one loves the whole person, just as they are and not as one would like them to be.
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You can love a person dear to you with a human love, but an enemy can only be loved with divine love.
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Kings are the slaves of history.
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What a strange illusion it is to suppose that beauty is goodness.
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Truth, like gold, is to be obtained not by its growth, but by washing away from it all that is not gold.
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There is no greatness where there is not simplicity, goodness, and truth.
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To tell the truth is very difficult, and young people are rarely capable of it.
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Let us forgive each other – only then will we live in peace.
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Love alone is the only reasonable activity or pursuit of humankind.
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Happiness does not depend on outward things, but on the way we see them.
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We can know only that we know nothing. And that is the highest degree of human wisdom.
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True life is lived when tiny changes occur.
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If you’re not enjoying your work, you should either change your attitude, or change your job.
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Let the dead bury the dead, but while I’m alive, I must live and be happy.
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