The purpose of life is to bring forth goodness. Now, in this life. — Leo Tolstoy Goodness Copy Share Image
Not all of life's roads are set fast, for a man may do this or a man may do that and not… — Leo Tolstoy Free will Copy Share Image
If you're not enjoying your work, you should either change your attitude, or change your job. — Leo Tolstoy Attitude Copy Share Image
I often think that men don't understand what is noble and what is ignorant, though they always talk about it. — Leo Tolstoy Greatness Copy Share Image
He liked fishing and seemed to take pride in being able to like such a stupid occupation. — Leo Tolstoy Copy Share Image
“Todas as mulheres são mais materialistas do que os homens. Nós fazemos do amor algo enorme, mas elas sempre se mantém ‘terre-à-terre’.” — Leo Tolstoy Amor Copy Share Image
“One need only admit that public tranquillity is in danger and any action finds a justification. All” — Leo Tolstoy Danger Copy Share Image
What is reason given me for, if I am not to use it to avoid bringing unhappy beings into the world! — Leo Tolstoy Copy Share Image
“The danger lies not in the imaginary hydra of revolution, but in a stubborn traditionalism that impedes progress.” — Leo Tolstoy Danger Copy Share Image
“I do not live when I loose belief in the existence of God. I should long ago have killed myself had I… — Leo Tolstoy Belief Copy Share Image
The essence of any religion lies solely in the answer to the question: why do I exist, and what is my relationship… — Leo Tolstoy Copy Share Image
If you do not know your place in the world and the meaning of your life, you should know there is something… — Leo Tolstoy Copy Share Image
“The great natural forces lie outside us and we are not conscious of them: we call those forces gravitation, inertia, electricity, animal… — Leo Tolstoy Free will Copy Share Image
If it were not so frightening it would be amusing to observe the pride and complacency with which we, like children, take… — Leo Tolstoy Amusing Copy Share Image
“Sitting in his old schoolroom on the sofa with little cushions on the arms and looking into Natasha's wildly eager eyes, Rostov… — Leo Tolstoy Childhood Copy Share Image
It seems as though mankind has forgotten the laws of its divine Saviour, Who preached love and forgiveness of injuries—and that men… — Leo Tolstoy Copy Share Image
Go take the mother's soul, and learn three truths: Learn What dwells in man, What is not given to man , and… — Leo Tolstoy Copy Share Image
“So it would be, were it not for the law of inertia, as immutable a force in men and nations as in… — Leo Tolstoy Principle Copy Share Image
“I felt that what I had been standing on had collapsed and that I had nothing left under my feet. What I… — Leo Tolstoy Desire Copy Share Image
“Ivan Ilych saw that he was dying, and he was in continual despair. In the depth of his heart he knew he… — Leo Tolstoy Thoughts and emotions Copy Share Image
“I already love in you your beauty, but I am only beginning to love in you that which is eternal and ever… — Leo Tolstoy Beauty Copy Share Image
“What is bad? What is good? What should one love and what hate? What does one live for? And what am I?… — Leo Tolstoy Death 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
When an individual passes from one period of life to another a time comes when he cannot go on in senseless activity… — Leo Tolstoy Copy Share Image
But the older he grew and the more intimately he came to know his brother, the oftener the thought occurred to him… — Leo Tolstoy Aspiration Copy Share Image
Pure and complete sorrow is as impossible as pure and complete joy. — Leo Tolstoy Grief Copy Share Image
In a writer there must always be two people - the writer and the critic. — Leo Tolstoy Copy Share Image
Not one word, not one gesture of yours shall I, could I, ever forget... — Leo Tolstoy Copy Share Image
“Money, in itself, is evil. And therefore he who gives money gives evil. ” — Leo Tolstoy Evil Copy Share Image
