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
issues today prejudice
Before we can study the central issues of life today, we must destroy the prejudices and fallacies born of previous centuries.
stronger our-love grows
It will pass, it will all pass, we're going to be so happy! If our love could grow any stronger it would grow stronger because there is something horrifying in it,
sunshine boys air
These loaves, pigeons, and two little boys seemed unearthly. It all happened at the same time: a little boy ran over to a pigeon, glancing over at Levin with a smile; the pigeon flapped its wings and fluttered, gleaming in the sunshine among the snowdust quivering in the air, while the smell of freshly baked bread was wafted out of a little window as the loaves were put out. All this together was so extraordinarily wonderful that Levin burst out laughing and crying for joy.
littles ethical simplest
The simplest and shortest ethical precept is to be served as little as possible . . . and to serve others as much as possible.
writing order each-day
I must write each day without fail, not so much for the success of the work, as in order not to get out of my routine.
hands opposites glasses
excuse me' he added, taking the opera glasses out of her hands and looking over her bare shoulder at the row of boxes opposite, 'i'm afraid i'm becoming ridiculous
strong people feels
Pierre was one of those people who are strong only when they feel themselves perfectly pure.
vegetarianism humanitarianism
vegetarianism is the taproot of humanitarianism.
want want-to-be-happy ifs
If you want to be happy, just be.
useless mediocre knows
Better to know a few things which are good and necessary than many things which are useless and mediocre
order political artistic
The political is not compatible with the artistic, because the former, in order to prove, has to be one-sided.
boots pairs
I prefer a good pair of boots to Shakespeare.
blame persons hard
it is hard for anyone who is dissatisfied not to blame some one else, and especially the person nearest of all to him, for the ground of his dissatisfaction.
goal energy force
He felt that all his hitherto dissipated and dispersed forces were gathered and directed with terrible energy towards one blissful goal.