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.
LEO TOLSTOYIf you look for perfection, you’ll never be content.
More Leo Tolstoy Quotes
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All the diversity, all the charm, and all the beauty of life are made up of light and shade.
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Every heart has its own skeletons.
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Boredom: the desire for desires.
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To get rid of an enemy one must love him.
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We are asleep until we fall in Love!
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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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If everyone fought for their own convictions there would be no war.
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Is it really possible to tell someone else what one feels?
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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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When you love someone, you love the person as they are, and not as you’d like them to be.
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What counts in making a happy marriage is not so much how compatible you are but how you deal with incompatibility.
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True life is lived when tiny changes occur.
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If you love me as you say you do, she whispered, ‘make it so that I am at peace.
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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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It’s hard to love a woman and do anything.
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