Ivan Ilych's life had been most simple and most ordinary and therefore most terrible. — Leo Tolstoy Life Copy Share Image
“i wanted movement and not a calm course of existence. i wanted excitement and danger and the chance to sacrifice myself for… — Leo Tolstoy Life Copy Share Image
In historic events, the so-called great men are labels giving names to events, and like labels they have but the smallest connection… — Leo Tolstoy Connections Copy Share Image
The life of our class, of the wealthy and the learned, was not only repulsive to me but had lost all meaning.… — Leo Tolstoy Action Copy Share Image
“They say that that's a difficult task, that nothing's amusing that isn't spiteful," he began with a smile. "But I'll try. Get… — Leo Tolstoy Difficult task Copy Share Image
“Woman is deprived of rights from lack of education, and the lack of education results from the absence of rights. We must… — Leo Tolstoy Education Copy Share Image
“Germans are self-confident on the basis of an abstract notion—science, that is, the supposed knowledge of absolute truth. A Frenchman is self-assured… — Leo Tolstoy Absolute truth Copy Share Image
Human love serves to love those dear to us but to love one's enemies we need divine love. — Leo Tolstoy Dear Copy Share Image
We spend our lives trying to unlock the mystery of the universe, but there was a Turkish prisoner, Bahá’u’lláh, in Akka, Palestine… — Leo Tolstoy Keys Copy Share Image
“I can't praise a young lady who is alive only when people are admiring her, but as soon as she is left… — Leo Tolstoy Left alone Copy Share Image
“Stepan Arkadyevitch, who liked a joke, was fond of puzzling a plain man by saying that if he prided himself on his… — Leo Tolstoy Copy Share Image
“All we can know is that we know nothing. And that's the height of human wisdom.” — Leo Tolstoy Human wisdom Copy Share Image
“Yes, it is very likely that I shall be killed tomorrow,’ he thought. And suddenly at this thought of death a whole… — Leo Tolstoy Death Copy Share Image
When you love someone, you love the whole person, just as he or she is, and not as you would like them… — Leo Tolstoy Acceptance Copy Share Image
“Pay bad people with your goodness; fight their hatred with your kindness. Even if you do not achieve victory over other people,… — Leo Tolstoy Bad people Copy Share Image
I believe in one, incomprehensible God, the immortality of the soul and eternal retribution for our acts. — Leo Tolstoy Believe Copy Share Image
“Send anyone who preaches war to a special frontline legion -into the assault, into the attack, ahead of everyone.” — Leo Tolstoy War Copy Share Image
In spite of death, he felt the need of life and love. He felt that love saved him from despair, and that… — Leo Tolstoy And love Copy Share Image
“And then what happens to all of us every day happened to him—he fell asleep without knowing himself when or how. He… — Leo Tolstoy Every day Copy Share Image
“In order to understand, observe, deduce, man must first be conscious of himself as alive. A living man knows himself not otherwise… — Leo Tolstoy Life Copy Share Image
