Leo Tolstoy
Leo Tolstoy
Count Lev Nikolayevich Tolstoy; 9 September 1828 – 20 November 1910), usually referred to in English as Leo Tolstoy, was a Russian writer who is regarded as one of the greatest authors of all time...
NationalityRussian
ProfessionNovelist
Date of Birth28 August 1828
CountryRussian Federation
Leo Tolstoy quotes about
honesty lying deceit
Anything is better than lies and deceit!
over-you asking dies
You will die and it will all be over. You will die and find out everything or cease asking.
philosophical animal thinking
What I think about vivisection is that if people admit that they have the right to take or endanger the life of living beings for the benefit of many, there will be no limit to their cruelty.
happiness ideas knows
They've got no idea what happiness is, they don't know that without this love there is no happiness or unhappiness for us--there is no life.
love inspirational people
And all people live, Not by reason of any care they have for themselves, But by the love for them that is in other people.
music men emotion
Music is the shorthand of emotion. Emotions, which let themselves be described in words with such difficulty, are directly conveyed to man in music, and in that is its power and significance.
stupid pride fishing
He liked fishing and seemed to take pride in being able to like such a stupid occupation.
long house slaughter
As long as there are slaughter houses there will always be battlefields.
forgiveness forgive-and-forget forgiving
Let us forgive each other - only then will we live in peace.
our-actions mystery accord
Life consists in penetrating the unknown, and fashioning our actions in accord with the new knowledge thus acquired.
charity bread pieces
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.
love enemy needs
Human love serves to love those dear to us but to love one's enemies we need divine love.
would-be sometimes knows
Sometimes she did not know what she feared, what she desired: whether she feared or desired what had been or what would be, and precisely what she desired, she did not know.
nature people quality
One can no more approach people without love than one can approach bees without care. Such is the quality of bees...