What a strange illusion it is to suppose that beauty is goodness.
LEO TOLSTOYThe Kingdom of God is Within You.
More Leo Tolstoy Quotes
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Boredom: the desire for desires.
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Life did not stop, and one had to live.
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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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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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Each person’s task in life is to become an increasingly better person.
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Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself.
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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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Respect was invented to cover the empty place where love should be.
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Pure and complete sorrow is as impossible as pure and complete joy.
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My piece of bread only belongs to me when I know that everyone else has a share, and that no one starves while I eat.
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All happy families are alike; each unhappy family is unhappy in its own way.
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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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If you want to be happy, try only to please God, not people.
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Love alone is the only reasonable activity or pursuit of humankind.
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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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