All the diversity, all the charm, and all the beauty of life are made up of light and shade.
LEO TOLSTOYLove alone is the only reasonable activity or pursuit of humankind.
More Leo Tolstoy Quotes
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Love those you hate you.
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Man cannot possess anything as long as he fears death. But to him who does not fear it, everything belongs. If there was no suffering, man would not know his limits, would not know himself.
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I’ve always loved you, and when you love someone, you love the whole person, just as he or she is, and not as you would like them to be.
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Pure and complete sorrow is as impossible as pure and complete joy.
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Happiness consists of living each day as if it were the first day of your honeymoon and the last day of your vacation.
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The best stories don’t come from “good vs. bad” but “good vs. good.
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Great achievements take time, there is no overnight success.
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A man is like a fraction whose numerator is what he is and whose denominator is what he thinks of himself. The larger the denominator, the smaller the fraction.
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What a strange illusion it is to suppose that beauty is goodness.
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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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Rest, nature, books, music – such is my idea of happiness.
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I always loved you, and if one loves anyone, one loves the whole person, just as they are and not as one would like them to be.
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It’s all God’s will: you can die in your sleep, and God can spare you in battle.
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When you love someone, you love the person as they are, and not as you’d like them to be.
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Everything is united by it alone. Love is God, and to die means that I, a particle of love, shall return to the general and eternal source.
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