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Necessary Quotes by Leo Tolstoy
- In order to get power and retain it, it is necessary to love power; but love of power is not connected with goodness but with…
- A writer is dear and necessary for us only in the measure of which he reveals to us the inner workings of his very soul.
- If a man does not work at necessary and good things, then he will work at unnecessary and stupid things
- People involve themselves in countless activities which they consider to be important, but they forget about one activity which is more important and necessary than…
- Better to know a few things which are good and necessary than many things which are useless and mediocre
- Governments not only are not necessary, but are harmful and most highly immoral institutions.
- Regard the society of women as a necessary unpleasantness of social life, and avoid it as much as possible.
- Nothing is so necessary for a young man as the company of intelligent women.
- In the best, the friendliest and simplest relations flattery or praise is necessary, just as grease is necessary to keep wheels turning.
- It's not so much that he can't fall in love, but he has not the weakness necessary.
- Real wisdom is not the knowledge of everything, but the knowledge of which things in life are necessary, which are less necessary, and which are…
- To abolish war it is necessary to abolish patriotism, and to abolish patriotism it is necessary first to understand that it is an evil. Tell…
More Necessary Quotes
- Start by doing what's necessary; then do what's possible; and suddenly you are doing the impossible. — Francis of Assisi
- Preach the Gospel at all times and when necessary use words. — Francis of Assisi
- Everyone admits that love is wonderful and necessary, yet no one agrees on just what it is. — Diane Ackerman
- The difference between a tool and a machine is not capable of very precise distinction; nor is it necessary, in a popular… — Charles Babbage
- Rest assured that whatever station of life we are placed, princely or lowly, it contains the lessons and experiences necessary at the… — Edward Bach
- Don't be dismayed by good-byes. A farewell is necessary before you can meet again. And meeting again, after moments or lifetimes, is… — Richard Bach
- There are no mistakes. The events we bring upon ourselves, no matter how unpleasant, are necessary in order to learn what we… — Richard Bach
- Government is necessary for our survival. We need government in order to survive. The Founding Fathers created a special place for government.… — Michael Badnarik
- I am truly free only when all human beings, men and women, are equally free. The freedom of other men, far from… — Mikhail Bakunin
- A jealous lover of human liberty, deeming it the absolute condition of all that we admire and respect in humanity, I reverse… — Mikhail Bakunin
- Shall we make a new rule of life from tonight: always to try to be a little kinder than is necessary? — James M. Barrie
- It is necessary to work, if not from inclination, at least from despair. Everything considered, work is less boring than amusing oneself. — Charles Baudelaire