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Leo Tolstoy Quotes

Wealth is a great sin in the eyes of God. Poverty is a great sin in the eyes of man Picture Quote #1

Woman is more impressionable than man. Therefore in the Golden Age they were better than men. Now they are worse Picture Quote #1

In vain do science and philosophy pose as the arbiters of the human mind, of which they are in fact only the servants. Religion has provided a conception of life, and science travels in the beaten path. Religion reveals the meaning of life, and science only applies this meaning to the course of circumstances Picture Quote #1

Love is life. All, everything that I understand, I understand only because I love. Everything is, everything exists, only because I love. Everything is united by it alone. Love is God, and to die means that I, a particle of love, shall return to the general and eternal source Picture Quote #1

What is the cause of historical events? Power. What is power? Power is the sum total of wills transferred to one person. On what condition are the willso fo the masses transferred to one person? On condition that the person express the will of the whole people. That is, power is power. That is, power is a word the meaning of which we do not understand Picture Quote #1

Nowadays, as before, the public declaration and confession of Orthodoxy is usually encountered among dull-witted, cruel and immoral people who tend to consider themselves very important. Whereas intelligence, honesty, straightforwardness, good-naturedness and morality are qualities usually found among people who claim to be non-believers Picture Quote #1

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Excuse me’ he added, taking the opera glasses out of her hands and looking over her bare shoulder at the row of boxes opposite, ‘i’m afraid I’m becoming ridiculous Picture Quote #1

Konstantin Levin did not like talking and hearing about the beauty of nature. Words for him took away the beauty of what he saw Picture Quote #1

I have discovered nothing. I have only found out what I knew. I understand the force that in the past gave me life, and now too gives me life. I have been set free from falsity, I have found the Master Picture Quote #1

I don’t want to prove anything; I merely want to live, to do no one harm but myself. I have the right to do that, haven’t I? Picture Quote #1

And those who only know the non-platonic love have no need to talk of tragedy. In such love there can be no sort of tragedy Picture Quote #1

As we live through thousands of dreams in our present life, so is our present life only one of many thousands of such lives which we enter from the other more real life and then return after death. Our life is but one of the dreams of that more real life, and so it is endlessly, until the very last one, the very real the life of God Picture Quote #1

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Don’t seek God in temples. He is close to you. He is within you. Only you should surrender to Him and you will rise above happiness and unhappiness Picture Quote #1

If you see that some aspect of your society is bad, and you want to improve it, there is only one way to do so: you have to improve people. And in order to improve people, you begin with only ONE thing: you can become better yourself Picture Quote #1

Art is not a pleasure, a solace, or an amusement; art is a great matter. Art is an organ of human life, transmitting man’s reasonable perception into feeling Picture Quote #1

Memento mori-remember death! These are important words. If we kept in mind that we will soon inevitably die, our lives would be completely different. If a person knows that he will die in a half hour, he certainly will not bother doing trivial, stupid, or, especially, bad things during this half hour. Perhaps you have half a century before you die-what makes this any different from a half hour? Picture Quote #1

Death is more certain than the morrow, than night following day, than winter following summer. Why is it then that we prepare for the night and for the winter time, but do not prepare for death. We must prepare for death. But there is only one way to prepare for death - and that is to live well Picture Quote #1

Men pray to the Almighty to relieve poverty. But poverty comes not from God’s laws-it is blasphemy of the worst kind to say that. Poverty comes from man’s injustice to his fellow man Picture Quote #1

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Christianity in its true sense puts an end to the State. It was so understood from its very beginning, and for that Christ was crucified Picture Quote #1

Her maternal instinct told her Natasha had too much of something, and because of this she would not be happy Picture Quote #1

The Christian churches and Christianity have nothing in common save in name: they are utterly hostile opposites. The churches are arrogance, violence, usurpation, rigidity, death; Christianity is humility, penitence, submissiveness, progress, life Picture Quote #1

Through the influence of real art, aided by science, guided by religion... peaceful co-operation of man is now obtained by external means - by law courts, police, charitable institutions, factory inspections... It should be obtained by man’s free and joyous activity Picture Quote #1

There can be only one permanent revolution - a moral one; the regeneration of the inner man. How is this revolution to take place? Nobody knows how it will take place in humanity, but every man feels it clearly in himself. And yet in our world everybody thinks of changing humanity, and nobody thinks of changing himself Picture Quote #1

Government is violence, Christianity is meekness, non-resistance, love. And, therefore, government cannot be Christian, and a man who wishes to be a Christian must not serve government Picture Quote #1

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Science is meaningless because it gives no answer to our question, the only question important for us: ‘what shall we do and how shall we live Picture Quote #1

I asked: ‘What is the meaning of my life, beyond time, cause, and space?’ And I replied to quite another question: ‘What is the meaning of my life within time, cause, and space?’ With the result that, after long efforts of thought, the answer I reached was: ‘None’ Picture Quote #1

...so remember: great achievements take time, there is no overnight success Picture Quote #1

Here it is. Let’s say you’re married, you love your wife, but you’re attracted by another woman.’’Excuse me, but I absolutely cannot understand how after eating my fill here I could go past a bakery and steal a roll Picture Quote #1

I’ve always loved you, and when you love someone, you love the whole person, just as he or she is, and not as you would like them to be Picture Quote #1

He remembered his mother’s love for him, and his family’s, and his friends’, and the enemy’s intention to kill him seemed impossible Picture Quote #1

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Wealth is a great sin in the eyes of God. Poverty is a great sin in the eyes of man (Leo Tolstoy Quotes) Woman is more impressionable than man. Therefore in the Golden Age they were better than men. Now they are worse (Leo Tolstoy Quotes) In vain do science and philosophy pose as the arbiters of the human mind, of which they are in fact only the servants. Religion has provided a conception of life, and science travels in the beaten path. Religion reveals the meaning of life, and science only applies this meaning to the course of circumstances (Leo Tolstoy Quotes) Love is life. All, everything that I understand, I understand only because I love. Everything is, everything exists, only because I love. Everything is united by it alone. Love is God, and to die means that I, a particle of love, shall return to the general and eternal source (Leo Tolstoy Quotes) What is the cause of historical events? Power. What is power? Power is the sum total of wills transferred to one person. On what condition are the willso fo the masses transferred to one person? On condition that the person express the will of the whole people. That is, power is power. That is, power is a word the meaning of which we do not understand (Leo Tolstoy Quotes) Nowadays, as before, the public declaration and confession of Orthodoxy is usually encountered among dull-witted, cruel and immoral people who tend to consider themselves very important. Whereas intelligence, honesty, straightforwardness, good-naturedness and morality are qualities usually found among people who claim to be non-believers (Leo Tolstoy Quotes) Excuse me’ he added, taking the opera glasses out of her hands and looking over her bare shoulder at the row of boxes opposite, ‘i’m afraid I’m becoming ridiculous (Leo Tolstoy Quotes) Konstantin Levin did not like talking and hearing about the beauty of nature. Words for him took away the beauty of what he saw (Leo Tolstoy Quotes) I have discovered nothing. I have only found out what I knew. I understand the force that in the past gave me life, and now too gives me life. I have been set free from falsity, I have found the Master (Leo Tolstoy Quotes) I don’t want to prove anything; I merely want to live, to do no one harm but myself. I have the right to do that, haven’t I? (Leo Tolstoy Quotes) And those who only know the non-platonic love have no need to talk of tragedy. In such love there can be no sort of tragedy (Leo Tolstoy Quotes) As we live through thousands of dreams in our present life, so is our present life only one of many thousands of such lives which we enter from the other more real life and then return after death. Our life is but one of the dreams of that more real life, and so it is endlessly, until the very last one, the very real the life of God (Leo Tolstoy Quotes) Don’t seek God in temples. He is close to you. He is within you. Only you should surrender to Him and you will rise above happiness and unhappiness (Leo Tolstoy Quotes) If you see that some aspect of your society is bad, and you want to improve it, there is only one way to do so: you have to improve people. And in order to improve people, you begin with only ONE thing: you can become better yourself (Leo Tolstoy Quotes) Art is not a pleasure, a solace, or an amusement; art is a great matter. Art is an organ of human life, transmitting man’s reasonable perception into feeling (Leo Tolstoy Quotes) Memento mori-remember death! These are important words. If we kept in mind that we will soon inevitably die, our lives would be completely different. If a person knows that he will die in a half hour, he certainly will not bother doing trivial, stupid, or, especially, bad things during this half hour. Perhaps you have half a century before you die-what makes this any different from a half hour? (Leo Tolstoy Quotes) Death is more certain than the morrow, than night following day, than winter following summer. Why is it then that we prepare for the night and for the winter time, but do not prepare for death. We must prepare for death. But there is only one way to prepare for death - and that is to live well (Leo Tolstoy Quotes) Men pray to the Almighty to relieve poverty. But poverty comes not from God’s laws-it is blasphemy of the worst kind to say that. Poverty comes from man’s injustice to his fellow man (Leo Tolstoy Quotes) Christianity in its true sense puts an end to the State. It was so understood from its very beginning, and for that Christ was crucified (Leo Tolstoy Quotes) Her maternal instinct told her Natasha had too much of something, and because of this she would not be happy (Leo Tolstoy Quotes) The Christian churches and Christianity have nothing in common save in name: they are utterly hostile opposites. The churches are arrogance, violence, usurpation, rigidity, death; Christianity is humility, penitence, submissiveness, progress, life (Leo Tolstoy Quotes) Through the influence of real art, aided by science, guided by religion... peaceful co-operation of man is now obtained by external means - by law courts, police, charitable institutions, factory inspections... It should be obtained by man’s free and joyous activity (Leo Tolstoy Quotes) There can be only one permanent revolution - a moral one; the regeneration of the inner man. How is this revolution to take place? Nobody knows how it will take place in humanity, but every man feels it clearly in himself. And yet in our world everybody thinks of changing humanity, and nobody thinks of changing himself (Leo Tolstoy Quotes) Government is violence, Christianity is meekness, non-resistance, love. And, therefore, government cannot be Christian, and a man who wishes to be a Christian must not serve government (Leo Tolstoy Quotes) Science is meaningless because it gives no answer to our question, the only question important for us: ‘what shall we do and how shall we live (Leo Tolstoy Quotes) I asked: ‘What is the meaning of my life, beyond time, cause, and space?’ And I replied to quite another question: ‘What is the meaning of my life within time, cause, and space?’ With the result that, after long efforts of thought, the answer I reached was: ‘None’ (Leo Tolstoy Quotes) ...so remember: great achievements take time, there is no overnight success (Leo Tolstoy Quotes) Here it is. Let’s say you’re married, you love your wife, but you’re attracted by another woman.’’Excuse me, but I absolutely cannot understand how after eating my fill here I could go past a bakery and steal a roll. (Leo Tolstoy Quotes) I’ve always loved you, and when you love someone, you love the whole person, just as he or she is, and not as you would like them to be. (Leo Tolstoy Quotes) He remembered his mother’s love for him, and his family’s, and his friends’, and the enemy’s intention to kill him seemed impossible. (Leo Tolstoy Quotes)

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