To tell the truth is very difficult, and young people are rarely capable of it.
LEO TOLSTOYKings are the slaves of history.
More Leo Tolstoy Quotes
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Rest, nature, books, music – such is my idea of happiness.
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One must be cunning and wicked in this world.
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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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It is easier to produce ten volumes of philosophical writings than to put one principle into practice.
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There is no greatness where there is not simplicity, goodness, and truth.
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Life did not stop, and one had to live.
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Respect was invented to cover the empty place where love should be.
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Each person’s task in life is to become an increasingly better person.
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You can love a person dear to you with a human love, but an enemy can only be loved with divine love.
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Is it really possible to tell someone else what one feels?
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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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It is amazing how complete is the delusion that beauty is goodness.
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In the midst of winter, I find within me the invisible summer.
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A battle is won by him who is firmly resolved to win it.
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If you want to be happy, try only to please God, not people.
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