“Faith—or not faith—I don't know what it is—but this feeling has come just as imperceptibly through suffering, and has taken firm root… — Leo Tolstoy Spirituality Copy Share Image
I say that the God who created the world in six days and who sent His son, and also his son himself,… — Leo Tolstoy God Copy Share Image
It is a harmful feeling, because it disturbs advantageous and joyous, peaceful relations with other peoples, and above all produces that governmental… — Leo Tolstoy Doe Copy Share Image
“At the time we were all convinced that we had to speak, write,and publish as quickly as possible and as much as… — Leo Tolstoy Life lessons Copy Share Image
“Pierre was for the first time at this meeting impressed by the endless multiplicity of men's minds, which leads to no truth… — Leo Tolstoy First time Copy Share Image
“Only Anna was sad. She knew that now, from Dolly's departure, no one again would stir up within her soul the feelings… — Leo Tolstoy Copy Share Image
“Germans can be self-assured on the basis of an abstract idea—science, that is, an imaginary knowledge of the perfect truth. A Frenchman… — Leo Tolstoy Absolute truth Copy Share Image
The most important of all sciences man can and must learn is the science of living so as to do the least… — Leo Tolstoy Education Copy Share Image
“What is precious is not the reward but the work. And I wish you to understand that. If you work and study… — Leo Tolstoy Work Copy Share Image
“Yes, love, ...but not the love that loves for something, to gain something, or because of something, but that love that I… — Leo Tolstoy Divine love Copy Share Image
“It's really ludicrous; her object is doing good; she a Christian, yet she's always angry; and she always has enemies, and always… — Leo Tolstoy Christianity Copy Share Image
“He used to say that there are only two sources of human vice—idleness and superstition, and only two virtues—activity and intelligence.” — Leo Tolstoy Copy Share Image
The key to success in life is using the good thoughts of wise people. — Leo Tolstoy Good thoughts Copy Share Image
“Music makes me forget my real situation. It transports me into a state which is not my own. Under the influence of… — Leo Tolstoy Desire Copy Share Image
And those who only know the non-platonic love have no need to talk of tragedy. In such love there can be no… — Leo Tolstoy Love Copy Share Image
“The chief reason why the prince was so particularly disagreeable to Vronsky was that he could not help seeing himself in him.… — Leo Tolstoy Copy Share Image
How often we sin, how much we deceive, and all for what?... All will end in death, all! — Leo Tolstoy Death Copy Share Image
It's too easy to criticize a man when he's out of favour, and to make him shoulder the blame for everybody else's… — Leo Tolstoy Blame Copy Share Image
People look like rivers very much: water is everywhere the same, but the rivers are narrow, fast, wide, pure, cold, muddy and… — Leo Tolstoy Behave Copy Share Image
“To bring under the sway of Christianity savage nations who do not attack us and whom we have therefore no excuse for… — Leo Tolstoy Christian teaching Copy Share Image
