“For the first time in his life he knew the bitterest sort of misfortune, misfortune beyond remedy, misfortune his own fault.” — Leo Tolstoy First time Copy Share Image
There are many faiths, but the spirit is one, in me, in you, and in every man. — Leo Tolstoy Every man Copy Share Image
Man cannot possess anything as long as he fears death. But to him who does not fear it, everything belongs. If there… — Leo Tolstoy Death Copy Share Image
A man can spend several hours sitting cross-legged in the same position if he knows that noting prevents him from changing it;… — Leo Tolstoy Cramps Copy Share Image
“what time can be more beautiful than the one in which the finest virtues, innocent cheerfulness and indefinable longing for love constitute… — Leo Tolstoy Beautiful Copy Share Image
“The Bible legend tells us that the absence of toil - idleness - was a condition of the first man's state of… — Leo Tolstoy Happiness Copy Share Image
“The younger sister was piqued, and in turn disparaged the life of a tradesman, and stood up for that of a peasant.… — Leo Tolstoy Good man Copy Share Image
“Darya Alexandrovna, in a dressing jacket, and with her now scanty, once luxuriant and beautiful hair fastened up with hairpins on the… — Leo Tolstoy Copy Share Image
War is not a polite recreation but the vilest thing in life, and we ought to understand that and not play at… — Leo Tolstoy Life Copy Share Image
“But does it make any difference now?" he thought. "And what will be there, and what has been done here? Why was… — Leo Tolstoy Life Copy Share Image
“But it did not interest her at all. She and Levin had a conversation of there own, yet not a conversation but… — Leo Tolstoy Communication Copy Share Image
“Levin tried to drink a little coffee, and put a piece of roll into his mouth, but his mouth could do nothing… — Leo Tolstoy Anna-karenina Copy Share Image
“Men never understand what honor is, though they're always talking about it” — Leo Tolstoy Men Copy Share Image
When it is impossible to stretch the very elastic threads of historical ratiocination any farther, when actions are clearly contrary to all… — Leo Tolstoy Action Copy Share Image
One can no more approach people without love than one can approach bees without care. Such is the quality of bees... — Leo Tolstoy Approach Copy Share Image
The purpose of life is to bring forth goodness. Now, in this life. — Leo Tolstoy Goodness Copy Share Image
“At the advent of danger there are always two voices that speak with equal force in the human heart: one very reasonably… — Leo Tolstoy Danger Copy Share Image
As often happens between men who have chosen different pursuits, each, while in argument justifying the other's activity, despised it in the… — Leo Tolstoy Argument Copy Share Image
