Leo Tolstoy on beauty
“All the variety, all the charm, all the beauty of life is made up of light and shadow.”
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Leo TolstoyLeo Tolstoy All the diversity, all the charm, and all the beauty of life are made up of light and shade.
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Leo TolstoyLeo Tolstoy One must be cunning and wicked in this world.
Leo TolstoyLeo Tolstoy Everything I know, I know because of love.
Leo TolstoyLeo Tolstoy Man cannot possess anything as long as he fears death. But to him who does not fear it, everything belongs. If there was no suffering, man would not know his limits, would not know himself.
Leo TolstoyLeo Tolstoy Let us forgive each other – only then will we live in peace.
Leo TolstoyLeo Tolstoy What a strange illusion it is to suppose that beauty is goodness.
Leo TolstoyLeo Tolstoy Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself.
Leo TolstoyLeo Tolstoy If you’re not enjoying your work, you should either change your attitude, or change your job.
Leo TolstoyLeo Tolstoy If we admit that human life can be ruled by reason, then all possibility of life is destroyed.
Leo TolstoyLeo Tolstoy God is the same everywhere.
Leo TolstoyLeo Tolstoy You can love a person dear to you with a human love, but an enemy can only be loved with divine love.
Leo TolstoyLeo Tolstoy The best stories don’t come from “good vs. bad” but “good vs. good.
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