All the diversity, all the charm, and all the beauty of life are made up of light and shade.
LEO TOLSTOYEvery 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.
More Leo Tolstoy Quotes
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Which is worse? the wolf who cries before eating the lamb or the wolf who does not.
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If everyone fought for their own convictions there would be no war.
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It is easier to produce ten volumes of philosophical writings than to put one principle into practice.
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We can know only that we know nothing. And that is the highest degree of human wisdom.
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Life did not stop, and one had to live.
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Seize the moments of happiness, love and be loved! That is the only reality in the world, all else is folly. It is the one thing we are interested in here.
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You can love a person dear to you with a human love, but an enemy can only be loved with divine love.
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Love alone is the only reasonable activity or pursuit of humankind.
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Kings are the slaves of history.
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Whatever our fate is or may be, we have made it and do not complain of it.
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To tell the truth is very difficult, and young people are rarely capable of it.
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Happiness consists of living each day as if it were the first day of your honeymoon and the last day of your vacation.
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Happiness is an allegory, unhappiness a story.
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A man on a thousand mile walk has to forget his goal and say to himself every morning, ‘Today I’m going to cover twenty-five miles and then rest up and sleep.
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The two most powerful warriors are patience and time.
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