To get rid of an enemy one must love him.
LEO TOLSTOYIf you want to be happy, try only to please God, not people.
More Leo Tolstoy Quotes
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A battle is won by him who is firmly resolved to win it.
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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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The only absolute knowledge attainable by man is that life is meaningless.
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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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Which is worse? the wolf who cries before eating the lamb or the wolf who does not.
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Let us forgive each other – only then will we live in peace.
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Let the dead bury the dead, but while I’m alive, I must live and be happy.
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He stepped down, trying not to look long at her, as if she were the sun, yet he saw her, like the sun, even without looking.
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The key to success in life is using the good thoughts of wise people.
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It’s all God’s will: you can die in your sleep, and God can spare you in battle.
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Art lifts man from his personal life into the universal life.
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Boredom: the desire for desires.
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The more we live by our intellect, the less we understand the meaning of life.
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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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It’s hard to love a woman and do anything.
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