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
humanity doe march
The march of humanity, springing as it does from an infinite multitude of individual wills, is continuous.
pain exercise injury
I must have physical exercise, or my temper'll certainly be ruined.
training patriotism principles
Patriotism is the principle that will justify the training of wholesale murderers.
purpose life-is goodness
The purpose of life is to bring forth goodness. Now, in this life.
long denial demand
I was now prepared to accept any faith so long as it did not demand a direct denial of reason, which would have been a deceit.
love life-and-love love-you
To get rid of an enemy one must love him.
hero forgotten villain
All the true heroes of history will be forgotten and all the villains will be remembered as heroes.
violence authority bases
Physical violence is the basis of authority.
enough
Enough or not...it will have to do
book years paris
Instead of going to Paris to attend lectures, go to the public library, and you won't come out for twenty years, if you really wish to learn.
simplicity genius
There is no genius where there is not simplicity.
atheist tragedy world
The great tragedy of atheists is that they walk through this world and have no one to thank.
horror i-have-learned whole
I have learned what must be, and therefore have come to see the whole horror of what is.
feelings delight facts
the very fact of the death of someone close to them aroused in all who heard about it, as always, a feeling of delight that he had died and they hadn't.