What a strange illusion it is to suppose that beauty is goodness.
LEO TOLSTOYSpring is the time of plans and projects.
More Leo Tolstoy Quotes
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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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Sometimes she did not know what she feared, what she desired: whether she feared or desired what had been or what would be, and precisely what she desired, she did not know.
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Happiness is in your ability to love others.
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All the variety, all the charm, all the beauty of life is made up of light and shadow.
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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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It’s all God’s will: you can die in your sleep, and God can spare you in battle.
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Pure and complete sorrow is as impossible as pure and complete joy.
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Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself.
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Grow spiritually and help others to do so. It is the meaning of life.
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Each person’s task in life is to become an increasingly better person.
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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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Boredom: the desire for desires.
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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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To tell the truth is very difficult, and young people are rarely capable 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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