All great literature is one of two stories; a man goes on a journey or a stranger comes to town.
LEO TOLSTOYRest, nature, books, music – such is my idea of happiness.
More Leo Tolstoy Quotes
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Human science fragments everything in order to understand it, kills everything in order to examine it.
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If you look for perfection, you’ll never be content.
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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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What a strange illusion it is to suppose that beauty is goodness.
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Happiness is in your ability to love others.
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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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We can know only that we know nothing. And that is the highest degree of human wisdom.
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Pure and complete sorrow is as impossible as pure and complete joy.
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The key to success in life is using the good thoughts of wise people.
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Kings are the slaves of history.
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A battle is won by him who is firmly resolved to win it.
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Be bad, but at least don’t be a liar, a deceiver!
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I’m like a starving man who has been given food. Maybe he’s cold, and his clothes are torn, and he’s ashamed, but he’s not unhappy.
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Love is life. All, everything that I understand, I understand only because I love.
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The Kingdom of God is Within You.
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