Every lie is a poison; there are no harmless lies. Only the truth is safe. Only the truth gives me consolation – it is the one unbreakable diamond.
LEO TOLSTOYLove. The reason I dislike that word is that it means too much for me, far more than you can understand.
More Leo Tolstoy Quotes
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If it is true that there are as many minds as there are heads, then there are as many kinds of love as there are hearts.
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I simply want to live; to cause no evil to anyone but myself.
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If you love me as you say you do, she whispered, ‘make it so that I am at peace.
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Everything I know, I know because of love.
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True life is lived when tiny changes occur.
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Kings are the slaves of history.
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Seize the moments of happiness, love and be loved! That is the only reality in the world, all else is folly. It is the one thing we are interested in here.
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To get rid of an enemy one must love him.
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It’s hard to love a woman and do anything.
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In the name of God, stop a moment, cease your work, look around you.
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Don’t seek God in temples. He is close to you. He is within you. Only you should surrender to Him and you will rise above happiness and unhappiness.
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If everyone fought for their own convictions there would be no war.
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The whole world is divided for me into two parts: one is she, and there is all happiness, hope, light; the other is where she is not, and there is dejection and darkness.
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There is no greatness where there is not simplicity, goodness, and truth.
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He stepped down, trying not to look long at her, as if she were the sun, yet he saw her, like the sun, even without looking.
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