Rest, nature, books, music – such is my idea of happiness.
LEO TOLSTOYRest, nature, books, music – such is my idea of happiness.
LEO TOLSTOYThe best stories don’t come from “good vs. bad” but “good vs. good.
LEO TOLSTOYLet us forgive each other – only then will we live in peace.
LEO TOLSTOYIf everyone fought for their own convictions there would be no war.
LEO TOLSTOYI often think that men don’t understand what is noble and what is ignorant, though they always talk about it.
LEO TOLSTOYTo get rid of an enemy one must love him.
LEO TOLSTOYTruth, like gold, is to be obtained not by its growth, but by washing away from it all that is not gold.
LEO TOLSTOYIf you’re not enjoying your work, you should either change your attitude, or change your job.
LEO TOLSTOYIf you love me as you say you do, she whispered, ‘make it so that I am at peace.
LEO TOLSTOYWhen you love someone, you love the person as they are, and not as you’d like them to be.
LEO TOLSTOYLife did not stop, and one had to live.
LEO TOLSTOYThe law of loving others could not be discovered by reason, because it is unreasonable.
LEO TOLSTOYThe more we live by our intellect, the less we understand the meaning of life.
LEO TOLSTOYHe 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.
LEO TOLSTOYIt’s all God’s will: you can die in your sleep, and God can spare you in battle.
LEO TOLSTOYI simply want to live; to cause no evil to anyone but myself.
LEO TOLSTOY