There are no conditions to which a man cannot become accustomed. — Leo Tolstoy Acceptance Copy Share Image
... a man has to think of his soul before everything else. — Leo Tolstoy Inspirational Copy Share Image
“She, his Dolly, forever fussing and worrying over household details,” — Leo Tolstoy Copy Share Image
“Stepan Arkadyevitch's eyes twinkled gaily, and he pondered with a smile.” — Leo Tolstoy Copy Share Image
Where is there any book of the law so clear to each man as that written in his heart? — Leo Tolstoy Book Copy Share Image
“She repeated continually, "My God! my God!" But neither "God" nor "my" had any meaning to her.” — Leo Tolstoy Copy Share Image
Always the same. Now a spark of hope flashes up, then a sea of despair rages, and always pain; always pain, always… — Leo Tolstoy Anger Copy Share Image
“In order to undertake anything in family life, it is necessary that there be either complete discord between the spouses or loving… — Leo Tolstoy Family Copy Share Image
“For the first time in his life he knew the bitterest sort of misfortune, misfortune beyond remedy, misfortune his own fault.” — Leo Tolstoy Copy Share Image
Between the murder of an animal and the murder of a man, there's no more than ONE step! — Leo Tolstoy Animal Copy Share Image
“And he has to live like this on the edge of destruction, alone, with nobody at all to understand or pity him” — Leo Tolstoy Destruction Copy Share Image
War on the other hand is such a terrible thing, that no man, especially a Christian man, has the right to assume… — Leo Tolstoy Christian Copy Share Image
“Well, why are you going to the war?” asked Pierre. “What for? I don’t know. I must. Besides that I am going…”… — Leo Tolstoy Life Copy Share Image
“Higher and higher receded the sky, wider and wider spread the streak of dawn, whiter grew the pallid silver of the dew,… — Leo Tolstoy Moon Copy Share Image
“Although Vasili Andreevich felt quite warm in his two fur coats, especially after struggling in the snow drift, a cold shiver ran… — Leo Tolstoy Fur coats 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
Anna spoke not only naturally and intelligently, but intelligently and casually, without attaching any value to her own thoughts, yet giving great… — Leo Tolstoy Copy Share Image
Man survives earthquakes, epidemics, the horrors of disease, and all the agonies of the soul, but for all time his tormenting tragedy… — Leo Tolstoy Agony Copy Share Image
There it is!' he thought with rapture. 'When I was already in despair, and when it seemed there would be no end-… — Leo Tolstoy Despair Copy Share Image
“He was in a fairy kingdom where everything was possible. He looked up at the sky. And the sky was a fairy… — Leo Tolstoy Battle Copy Share Image
“I realized that I had been lost, and how I had become lost. I had strayed not so much because my ideas… — Leo Tolstoy Copy Share Image
“When you carry your burden, you should know that it is good for you to have it. Make the best of this… — Leo Tolstoy Burden Copy Share Image
“Consider the death of the body in terms of God and His law. Your life, the life within you, encompasses everything within… — Leo Tolstoy Christian teaching Copy Share Image
Life is everything. Life is God. Everything shifts and moves, and this movement is God. And while there is life, there is… — Leo Tolstoy Awareness Copy Share Image
“Stepan Arkadyevitch's eyes twinkled gaily, and he pondered with a smile. "Yes, it was nice, very nice. There was a great deal… — Leo Tolstoy Copy Share Image
“A Frenchman's self-assurance stems from his belief that he is mentally and physically irresistibly fascinating to both men and women. An Englishman's… — Leo Tolstoy Faith Copy Share Image
“...And there really are men who believe in this, who spend their time in promoting Leagues of Peace, in delivering addresses, and… — Leo Tolstoy Books Copy Share Image
“Whatever answers faith gives, regardless of which faith, or to whom the answers are given, such answers always give an infinite meaning… — Leo Tolstoy Death Copy Share Image