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
keys trying mystery
We spend our lives trying to unlock the mystery of the universe, but there was a Turkish prisoner, Bahá’u’lláh, in Akka, Palestine who had the Key.
book heart animal
It may be suggested by some books that it is not a sin to kill an animal, but it is written in our own hearts - more clearly than in any book - that we should take pity on animals in the same way as we do on humans.
inspirational life way
There are no conditions to which a person cannot grow accustomed, especially if he sees that everyone around him lives in the same way.
attitude losing lost
We lost because we told ourselves we lost.
war would-be conviction
If everyone fought for their own convictions there would be no war.
love positive happiness
Happiness does not depend on outward things, but on the way we see them.
feelings theatre actors
All that day she had had the feeling that she was playing in the theatre with actors better than herself and that her poor playing spoiled the whole thing.
kingdoms helping significance
The only significance of life consists in helping to establish the kingdom of God.
writing journey men
All great literature is one of two stories; a man goes on a journey or a stranger comes to town.
energy
Energy rests upon love; and come as it will, there's no forcing it.
spiritual art husband
Real art, like the wife of an affectionate husband, needs no ornaments. But counterfeit art, like a prostitute, must always be decked out. The cause of production of real art is the artist's inner need to express a feeling that has accumulated...The cause of counterfeit art, as of prostitution, is gain. The consequence of true art is the introduction of a new feeling into the intercourse of life... The consequences of counterfeit art are the perversion of man, pleasure which never satisfies, and the weakening of man's spiritual strength.
inspirational life happiness
Joy can only be real if people look upon their life as a service and have a definite object in life outside themselves and their personal happiness.
love mean return
Love is God, and to die means that I, a particle of love, shall return to the general and eternal source.
order people want
If you see that some aspect of your society is bad, and you want to improve it, there is only one way to do so: you have to improve people. And in order to improve people, you begin with only ONE thing: you can become better yourself.