Kings are the slaves of history.
LEO TOLSTOYI often think that men don’t understand what is noble and what is ignorant, though they always talk about it.
More Leo Tolstoy Quotes
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The best stories don’t come from “good vs. bad” but “good vs. good.
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Is it really possible to tell someone else what one feels?
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Sometimes she did not know what she feared, what she desired: whether she feared or desired what had been or what would be, and precisely what she desired, she did not know.
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To tell the truth is very difficult, and young people are rarely capable of it.
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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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Only people who are capable of loving strongly can also suffer great sorrow, but this same necessity of loving serves to counteract their grief and heals them.
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All the variety, all the charm, all the beauty of life is made up of light and shadow.
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Boredom: the desire for desires.
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He was afraid of defiling the love which filled his soul.
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Everything I know, I know because of love.
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The key to success in life is using the good thoughts of wise people.
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If you want to be happy, try only to please God, not people.
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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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All great literature is one of two stories; a man goes on a journey or a stranger comes to town.
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To get rid of an enemy one must love him.
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