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.
LEO TOLSTOYLife did not stop, and one had to live.
More Leo Tolstoy Quotes
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My principal sin is doubt. I doubt everything, and am in doubt most of the time.
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Music is the shorthand of emotion.
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Human science fragments everything in order to understand it, kills everything in order to examine it.
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The two most powerful warriors are patience and time.
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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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Nothing is so necessary for a young man as the company of intelligent women.
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There is no greatness where there is not simplicity, goodness, and truth.
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God is the same everywhere.
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The key to success in life is using the good thoughts of wise people.
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Happiness is in your ability to love others.
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The more is given the less the people will work for themselves, and the less they work the more their poverty will increase.
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Love. The reason I dislike that word is that it means too much for me, far more than you can understand.
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Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself.
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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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Is it really possible to tell someone else what one feels?
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