He was afraid of defiling the love which filled his soul.
LEO TOLSTOYA battle is won by him who is firmly resolved to win it.
More Leo Tolstoy Quotes
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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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The two most powerful warriors are patience and time.
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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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Let the dead bury the dead, but while I’m alive, I must live and be happy.
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Love alone is the only reasonable activity or pursuit of humankind.
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It’s hard to love a woman and do anything.
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Boredom: the desire for desires.
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Seize the moments of happiness, love and be loved! That is the only reality in the world, all else is folly. It is the one thing we are interested in here.
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To get rid of an enemy one must love him.
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I simply want to live; to cause no evil to anyone but myself.
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All happy families are alike; each unhappy family is unhappy in its own way.
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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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Real 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.
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Rest, nature, books, music – such is my idea of happiness.
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