“Those are the men,' added Bolkonsky with a sigh which he could not suppress, as they went out of the palace, 'those… — Leo Tolstoy War Copy Share Image
“The little princess, like an old war horse that hears the trumpet, unconsciously and quite forgetting her condition, prepared for the familiar… — Leo Tolstoy Little princess Copy Share Image
It is within my power either to serve God or not to serve Him. Serving Him, I add to my own good… — Leo Tolstoy Copy Share Image
“Only by taking infinitesimally small units for observation (the differential of history, that is, the individual tendencies of men) and attaining to… — Leo Tolstoy Art Copy Share Image
I do value my work awfully; but in reality only consider this: all this world of ours is nothing but a speck… — Leo Tolstoy Ashes Copy Share Image
“Next day at the review the Tsar asked Prince Andrey where he desired to serve; and Bolkonsky ruined his chances for ever… — Leo Tolstoy Flattery Copy Share Image
When I have one foot in the grave, I will tell the whole truth about women. I shall tell it, jump into… — Leo Tolstoy Coffins Copy Share Image
“Looking into Napoleon's eyes, Prince Andrei thought about the insignificance of grandeur, about the insignificance of life, the meaning of which no… — Leo Tolstoy Death Copy Share Image
“But just as the force of gravitation-in itself incomprehensible, though felt by every man- is only so far understood by us as… — Leo Tolstoy Copy Share Image
“knew that the result of a battle is decided not by the orders of a commander in chief, nor the place where… — Leo Tolstoy Commander in chief Copy Share Image
“All he knew and felt was that what was happening was what had happened nearly a year before in the hotel of… — Leo Tolstoy Grief 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
“The rivalry of the European states in constantly increasing their forces has reduced them to the necessity of having recourse to universal… — Leo Tolstoy Military service Copy Share Image
“I’ve never seen exquisite fallen beings, and I never shall see them, but such creatures as that painted Frenchwoman at the counter… — Leo Tolstoy Anna-karenina Copy Share Image
A free thinker used to be a man who had been educated on ideas of religion, law, morality, and had arrived at… — Leo Tolstoy Authority Copy Share Image
“After dinner Natasha went to the clavichord, at Prince Andrey's request, and began singing. Prince Andrey stood at the window, talking to… — Leo Tolstoy Little princess Copy Share Image
Love is life. All, everything that I understand, I understand only because I love. Everything is, everything exists, only because I love.… — Leo Tolstoy Life Copy Share Image
To destroy governmental violence, only one thing is needed: It is that people should understand that the feeling of patriotism, which alone… — Leo Tolstoy Copy Share Image
Life is everything. Life is God. Everything changes and moves and that movement is God. And while there is life there is… — Leo Tolstoy Copy Share Image
And the light by which she had read the book filled with troubles, falsehoods, sorrow, and evil, flared up more brightly than… — Leo Tolstoy Book Copy Share Image
“If he had a reason for preferring Liberalism to the Conservatism of many in his set, it was not that he considered… — Leo Tolstoy Anna-karenina Copy Share Image
In all history there is no war which was not hatched by the governments, the governments alone, independent of the interests of… — Leo Tolstoy History Copy Share Image
“It was clear that everything considered important and good was insignificant and repulsive, and that all this glamour and luxury hid the… — Leo Tolstoy Resurrection Copy Share Image
“There are men who call land theirs, yet have never set eyes on that land and have never trodden it. There are… — Leo Tolstoy Evil Copy Share Image
“one must believe in the possibility of happiness in order to be happy, and now I do believe in it. Let the… — Leo Tolstoy Copy Share Image
“My brother's death: wise, good, serious, he fell ill while still a young man, suffered for more than a year, and died… — Leo Tolstoy Brother Copy Share Image
“When you understand that you will die tomorrow, if not today, and nothing will be left, then everything is so unimportant!... So… — Leo Tolstoy Death Copy Share Image
Condemn me if you choose - I do that myself, - but condemn me, and not the path which I am following,… — Leo Tolstoy Copy Share Image
“Oh no, Papa, Kitty objected warmly. Varenka adores her. And besides, she does so much good! Ask anyone you like! Everybody knows… — Leo Tolstoy 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 Copy Share Image
“that in every individual a spiritual element is manifested that gives life to all that exists, and that this spiritual element strives… — Leo Tolstoy Copy Share Image
“Praštati ne znači samo reći: praštam, nego iščupati iz srca srdnju, zlo osećanje prema onom ko nas je uvredio. A da to… — Leo Tolstoy Forgivness Copy Share Image
“Man survives earthquakes, epidemics, the horrors of disease, and agonies of the soul, but all the time his most tormenting tragedy has… — Leo Tolstoy Disaster Copy Share Image
A man on a thousand mile walk has to forget his goal and say to himself every morning, 'Today I'm going to… — Leo Tolstoy Every morning Copy Share Image
“As a man cannot lift a mountain, and as a kindly man cannot kill an infant, so a man living the Christian… — Leo Tolstoy Arguments Copy Share Image
One must do one of two tings: either admit that the existing order of society is just, and then stick up for… — Leo Tolstoy Copy Share Image
Music is the shorthand of emotion. Emotions, which let themselves be described in words with such difficulty, are directly conveyed to man… — Leo Tolstoy Copy Share Image
The Lord had given them the day and the Lord had given them the strength. And the day and the strength had… — Leo Tolstoy Dedicated Copy Share Image
No matter when, at whatever moment, if she were asked what she was thinking about she could reply quite correctly - one… — Leo Tolstoy Happiness Copy Share Image
“But really, why should you distress yourself? Whoever stirs up the past — out with his eye! Who is not a sinner… — Leo Tolstoy Distress Copy Share Image
