Happiness is an allegory, unhappiness a story.
LEO TOLSTOYReal wisdom is not the knowledge of everything, but the knowledge of which things in life are necessary, which are less necessary, and which are completely unnecessary to know.
More Leo Tolstoy Quotes
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Great achievements take time, there is no overnight success.
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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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God is the same everywhere.
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Boredom: the desire for desires.
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The only absolute knowledge attainable by man is that life is meaningless.
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I wanted movement and not a calm course of existence. I wanted excitement and danger and the chance to sacrifice myself for my love.
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Love those you hate you.
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Let us forgive each other – only then will we live in peace.
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There is no greatness where there is not simplicity, goodness, and truth.
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The Kingdom of God is Within You.
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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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My piece of bread only belongs to me when I know that everyone else has a share, and that no one starves while I eat.
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Art lifts man from his personal life into the universal life.
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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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If you look for perfection, you’ll never be content.
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