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Leo Tolstoy

Leo Tolstoy

Russian author on morality, spirituality, and human nature

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Leo Tolstoy
Leo Tolstoy
All happy families are alike; each unhappy family is unhappy in its own way.
— Anna Karenina, Part I, Chapter 1
Leo Tolstoy
Leo Tolstoy
The strongest of all warriors are these two — Time and Patience.
— War and Peace, Book XI, Chapter 16
Leo Tolstoy
Leo Tolstoy
There is no greatness where there is not simplicity, goodness, and truth.
— War and Peace, Part II, Book I, Chapter I
Leo Tolstoy
Leo Tolstoy
Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself.
— Three Methods Of Reform, 1900
Leo Tolstoy
Leo Tolstoy
Art is not a pleasure, a solace, or an amusement; art is a great matter. Art is an organ of human life, transmitting man's reasonable perception into feeling.
— What Is Art?, Chapter 15
Leo Tolstoy
Leo Tolstoy
If you want to be happy, be.
— Personal Letters
Leo Tolstoy
Leo Tolstoy
There can be only one permanent revolution—a moral one; the regeneration of the inner man.
— Letter to Ernest Howard Crosby, 1896
Leo Tolstoy
Leo Tolstoy
The sole meaning of life is to serve humanity.
— What I Believe, Chapter 8
Leo Tolstoy
Leo Tolstoy
It is amazing how complete is the delusion that beauty is goodness.
— Anna Karenina, Part I, Chapter 10
Leo Tolstoy
Leo Tolstoy
The two most powerful warriors are patience and time.
— War and Peace, Book XI, Chapter 16