All great literature is one of two stories; a man goes on a journey or a stranger comes to town.
LEO TOLSTOYAll happy families are alike; each unhappy family is unhappy in its own way.
More Leo Tolstoy Quotes
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Kings are the slaves of history.
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What a strange illusion it is to suppose that beauty is goodness.
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Love those you hate you.
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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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It is amazing how complete is the delusion that beauty is goodness.
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Faith is the force of life.
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To tell the truth is very difficult, and young people are rarely capable of it.
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The key to success in life is using the good thoughts of wise people.
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God is the same everywhere.
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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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It is easier to produce ten volumes of philosophical writings than to put one principle into practice.
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If you want to be happy, be.
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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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Rest, nature, books, music – such is my idea of happiness.
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When you love someone, you love the person as they are, and not as you’d like them to be.
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