It is amazing how complete is the delusion that beauty is goodness.
LEO TOLSTOYTruth, like gold, is to be obtained not by its growth, but by washing away from it all that is not gold.
More Leo Tolstoy Quotes
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The only absolute knowledge attainable by man is that life is meaningless.
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A man is like a fraction whose numerator is what he is and whose denominator is what he thinks of himself. The larger the denominator, the smaller the fraction.
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Everything is united by it alone. Love is God, and to die means that I, a particle of love, shall return to the general and eternal source.
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To tell the truth is very difficult, and young people are rarely capable of it.
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Happiness is in your ability to love others.
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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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Spring is the time of plans and projects.
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Grow spiritually and help others to do so. It is the meaning of life.
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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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If you’re not enjoying your work, you should either change your attitude, or change your job.
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Respect was invented to cover the empty place where love should be.
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Happiness does not depend on outward things, but on the way we see them.
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What a strange illusion it is to suppose that beauty is goodness.
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Happiness is an allegory, unhappiness a story.
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To get rid of an enemy one must love him.
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