To tell the truth is very difficult, and young people are rarely capable of it.
LEO TOLSTOYMan 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.
More Leo Tolstoy Quotes
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What counts in making a happy marriage is not so much how compatible you are but how you deal with incompatibility.
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Everything is united by it alone. Love is God, and to die means that I, a particle of love, shall return to the general and eternal source.
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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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The key to success in life is using the good thoughts of wise people.
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The only absolute knowledge attainable by man is that life is meaningless.
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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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Boredom: the desire for desires.
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Without this love there is no happiness or unhappiness for us – there is no life.
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Pure and complete sorrow is as impossible as pure and complete joy.
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Happiness is an allegory, unhappiness a story.
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The best stories don’t come from “good vs. bad” but “good vs. good.
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The two most powerful warriors are patience and time.
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If you’re not enjoying your work, you should either change your attitude, or change your job.
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The law of loving others could not be discovered by reason, because it is unreasonable.
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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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