When the suffering of another creature causes you to feel pain, do not submit to the initial desire to flee from the… — Leo Tolstoy Causes Copy Share Image
“Speransky, either because he appreciated Prince Andrey's abilities or because he thought it as well to secure his adherence, showed off his… — Leo Tolstoy Companionship Copy Share Image
The truth is obtained like gold, not by letting it grow bigger, but by washing off from it everything that isn't gold — Leo Tolstoy Bigger Copy Share Image
“The next Post brought a reply from the starets, who wrote to him that the cause of all his trouble lay in… — Leo Tolstoy Pride Copy Share Image
Many families remain for years in the same place, though both husband and wife are sick of it, simply because there is… — Leo Tolstoy Agreement Copy Share Image
People of limited intelligence are fond of talking about "these days," imagining that they have discovered and appraised the peculiarities of "these… — Leo Tolstoy Human nature Copy Share Image
I imagine, joking apart, that to know love, one must make mistakes and then correct them. — Leo Tolstoy Failure Copy Share Image
“There are two aspects to the life of every man: the personal life, which is free in proportion as its interests are… — Leo Tolstoy Every man Copy Share Image
I often think how unfairly life's good fortune is sometimes distributed. — Leo Tolstoy Fortune Copy Share Image
“Yes, yes, how was it now?" he thought, going over his dream. "Now, how was it? To be sure! Alabin was giving… — Leo Tolstoy Dreams Copy Share Image
Woman is more impressionable than man. Therefore in the Golden Age they were better than men. Now they are worse. — Leo Tolstoy Age Copy Share Image
“he was one of those diplomats who like and know how to work, and, despite his laziness, he occasionally spent nights at… — Leo Tolstoy Graduation Copy Share Image
“PERHAPS people will scarcely believe me when I tell them what were the dearest, most constant, objects of my reflections during my… — Leo Tolstoy Authenticity Copy Share Image
“We exchanged disagreeable remarks. The impression of this first quarrel was terrible. I say quarrel, but the term is inexact. It was… — Leo Tolstoy Copy Share Image
It is not enough to be a hardworking person. Think: what do you work at? — Leo Tolstoy Enough Copy Share Image
“Constant idleness should be included in the tortures of hell, but it is, on the contrary, considered to be one of the… — Leo Tolstoy Joy Copy Share Image
“What a boy, cousin! He ought to have been whipped, but the trick was so spirited and amusing that I let him… — Leo Tolstoy Children Copy Share Image
“A moment ago, and how close she had been to him, of what importance in his life! And how aloof and remote… — Leo Tolstoy After love Copy Share Image
If religion is the establishing of a relationship between man and the universe, then morality is the explanation of those activities that… — Leo Tolstoy Activity Copy Share Image
“I know more of the world than you do," she said. "I know how men like Stiva look at it. You speak… — Leo Tolstoy Family Copy Share Image
“Peaceful with six children Darya Alexandrova could not be...Rare indeed were the brief periods of peace...hard though it was for the mother… — Leo Tolstoy Children Copy Share Image
He liked fishing and seemed to take pride in being able to like such a stupid occupation. — Leo Tolstoy Able Copy Share Image
“In order not to give myself up to the desire to kill him on the spot, I felt compelled to treat him… — leo tolstoy Copy Share Image
