A man on a thousand mile walk has to forget his goal and say to himself every morning, ‘Today I’m going to cover twenty-five miles and then rest up and sleep.
LEO TOLSTOYTruth, like gold, is to be obtained not by its growth, but by washing away from it all that is not gold.
More Leo Tolstoy Quotes
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Is it really possible to tell someone else what one feels?
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If you look for perfection, you’ll never be content.
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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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He 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.
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Be bad, but at least don’t be a liar, a deceiver!
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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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Whatever our fate is or may be, we have made it and do not complain of it.
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All great literature is one of two stories; a man goes on a journey or a stranger comes to town.
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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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Happiness is in your ability to love others.
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Wrong does not cease to be wrong because the majority share in it.
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It’s not given to people to judge what’s right or wrong. People have eternally been mistaken and will be mistaken, and in nothing more than in what they consider right and wrong.
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To tell the truth is very difficult, and young people are rarely capable of it.
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If it is true that there are as many minds as there are heads, then there are as many kinds of love as there are hearts.
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