We can know only that we know nothing. And that is the highest degree of human wisdom.
LEO TOLSTOYLove alone is the only reasonable activity or pursuit of humankind.
More Leo Tolstoy Quotes
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Faith is the force of life.
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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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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.
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Spring is the time of plans and projects.
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All happy families are alike; each unhappy family is unhappy in its own way.
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One must be cunning and wicked in this world.
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I simply want to live; to cause no evil to anyone but myself.
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If everyone fought for their own convictions there would be no war.
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Every heart has its own skeletons.
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The only absolute knowledge attainable by man is that life is meaningless.
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It’s all God’s will: you can die in your sleep, and God can spare you in battle.
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I wanted movement and not a calm course of existence. I wanted excitement and danger and the chance to sacrifice myself for my love.
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What a strange illusion it is to suppose that beauty is goodness.
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Life did not stop, and one had to live.
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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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