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 TOLSTOYIf you want to be happy, try only to please God, not people.
More Leo Tolstoy Quotes
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Is it really possible to tell someone else what one feels?
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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 get rid of an enemy one must love him.
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In the name of God, stop a moment, cease your work, look around you.
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The law of loving others could not be discovered by reason, because it is unreasonable.
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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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Great achievements take time, there is no overnight success.
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Be bad, but at least don’t be a liar, a deceiver!
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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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Spring is the time of plans and projects.
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If you look for perfection, you’ll never be content.
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All happy families are alike; each unhappy family is unhappy in its own way.
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I always loved you, and if one loves anyone, one loves the whole person, just as they are and not as one would like them to be.
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I often think that men don’t understand what is noble and what is ignorant, though they always talk about it.
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God is the same everywhere.
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