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Leo Tolstoy Quotes

A man’s every action is inevitably conditioned by what surrounds him and by his own body Picture Quote #1

Something magical has happened to me: like a dream when one feels frightened and creepy, and suddenly wakes up to the knowledge that no such terrors exist. I have wakened up Picture Quote #1

If we admit that human life can be ruled by reason, then all possibility of life is destroyed Picture Quote #1

Sometimes she did not know what she feared, what she desired: whether she feared or desired what had been or what would be, and precisely what she desired, she did not know Picture Quote #1

I wanted movement and not a calm course of existence. I wanted excitement and danger and the chance to sacrifice myself for my love Picture Quote #1

Art should cause violence to be set aside and it is only art that can accomplish this Picture Quote #1

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When you love someone, you love the person as they are, and not as you’d like them to be Picture Quote #1

Pierre was one of those people who are strong only when they feel themselves perfectly pure Picture Quote #1

The simplest and shortest ethical precept is to be served as little as possible... and to serve others as much as possible Picture Quote #1

Either you are so underdeveloped that you can’t see all that you can do, or you won’t sacrifice your ease, your vanity, or whatever it is, to do it Picture Quote #1

One can no more approach people without love than one can approach bees without care. Such is the quality of bees Picture Quote #1

He was right in saying that the only certain happiness in life is to live for others Picture Quote #1

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If goodness has causes, it is not goodness; if it has effects, a reward, it is not goodness either. So goodness is outside the chain of cause and effect Picture Quote #1

Happiness consists in always aspiring perfection, the pause in any level in perfection is the pause of happiness Picture Quote #1

Levin scowled. The humiliation of his rejection stung him to the heart, as though it were a fresh wound he had only just received. But he was at home, and at home the very walls are a support Picture Quote #1

My principal sin is doubt. I doubt everything, and am in doubt most of the time Picture Quote #1

All that day she had had the feeling that she was playing in the theatre with actors better than herself and that her poor playing spoiled the whole thing Picture Quote #1

He looked at her as a man looks at a faded flower he has gathered, with difficulty recognizing the beauty for which he picked and ruined it Picture Quote #1

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He felt that all his hitherto dissipated and dispersed forces were gathered and directed with terrible energy towards one blissful goal Picture Quote #1

It is hard for anyone who is dissatisfied not to blame some one else, and especially the person nearest of all to him, for the ground of his dissatisfaction Picture Quote #1

Anna spoke not only naturally and intelligently, but intelligently and casually, without attaching any value to her own thoughts, yet giving great value to the thoughts of the one she was talking to 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

Whatever question arose, a swarm of these drones, without having finished their buzzing on a previous theme, flew over to the new one and by their hum drowned and obscured the voices of those who were disputing honestly Picture Quote #1

These joys were so trifling as to be as imperceptible as grains of gold among the sand, and in moments of depression she saw nothing but the sand; yet there were brighter moments when she felt nothing but joy, saw nothing but the gold Picture Quote #1

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And once he had seen this, he could never again see it otherwise, just as we cannot reconstruct an illusion once it has been explained Picture Quote #1

There is something in the human spirit that will survive and prevail, there is a tiny and brilliant light burning in the heart of man that will not go out no matter how dark the world becomes Picture Quote #1

We should show life neither as it is or as it ought to be, but only as we see it in our dreams Picture Quote #1

One can live magnificently in this world if one knows how to work and how to love Picture Quote #1

She had no need to ask why he had come. She knew as certainly as if he had told her that he was here to be where she was Picture Quote #1

Meanwhile spring arrived. My old dejection passed away and gave place to the unrest which spring brings with it, full of dreams and vague hopes and desires Picture Quote #1

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A man’s every action is inevitably conditioned by what surrounds him and by his own body (Leo Tolstoy Quotes) Something magical has happened to me: like a dream when one feels frightened and creepy, and suddenly wakes up to the knowledge that no such terrors exist. I have wakened up (Leo Tolstoy Quotes) If we admit that human life can be ruled by reason, then all possibility of life is destroyed (Leo Tolstoy Quotes) Sometimes she did not know what she feared, what she desired: whether she feared or desired what had been or what would be, and precisely what she desired, she did not know (Leo Tolstoy Quotes) I wanted movement and not a calm course of existence. I wanted excitement and danger and the chance to sacrifice myself for my love (Leo Tolstoy Quotes) Art should cause violence to be set aside and it is only art that can accomplish this (Leo Tolstoy Quotes) When you love someone, you love the person as they are, and not as you’d like them to be (Leo Tolstoy Quotes) Pierre was one of those people who are strong only when they feel themselves perfectly pure (Leo Tolstoy Quotes) The simplest and shortest ethical precept is to be served as little as possible... and to serve others as much as possible (Leo Tolstoy Quotes) Either you are so underdeveloped that you can’t see all that you can do, or you won’t sacrifice your ease, your vanity, or whatever it is, to do it (Leo Tolstoy Quotes) One can no more approach people without love than one can approach bees without care. Such is the quality of bees (Leo Tolstoy Quotes) He was right in saying that the only certain happiness in life is to live for others (Leo Tolstoy Quotes) If goodness has causes, it is not goodness; if it has effects, a reward, it is not goodness either. So goodness is outside the chain of cause and effect (Leo Tolstoy Quotes) Happiness consists in always aspiring perfection, the pause in any level in perfection is the pause of happiness (Leo Tolstoy Quotes) Levin scowled. The humiliation of his rejection stung him to the heart, as though it were a fresh wound he had only just received. But he was at home, and at home the very walls are a support (Leo Tolstoy Quotes) My principal sin is doubt. I doubt everything, and am in doubt most of the time (Leo Tolstoy Quotes) All that day she had had the feeling that she was playing in the theatre with actors better than herself and that her poor playing spoiled the whole thing (Leo Tolstoy Quotes) He looked at her as a man looks at a faded flower he has gathered, with difficulty recognizing the beauty for which he picked and ruined it (Leo Tolstoy Quotes) He felt that all his hitherto dissipated and dispersed forces were gathered and directed with terrible energy towards one blissful goal (Leo Tolstoy Quotes) It is hard for anyone who is dissatisfied not to blame some one else, and especially the person nearest of all to him, for the ground of his dissatisfaction (Leo Tolstoy Quotes) Anna spoke not only naturally and intelligently, but intelligently and casually, without attaching any value to her own thoughts, yet giving great value to the thoughts of the one she was talking to (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) Whatever question arose, a swarm of these drones, without having finished their buzzing on a previous theme, flew over to the new one and by their hum drowned and obscured the voices of those who were disputing honestly (Leo Tolstoy Quotes) These joys were so trifling as to be as imperceptible as grains of gold among the sand, and in moments of depression she saw nothing but the sand; yet there were brighter moments when she felt nothing but joy, saw nothing but the gold (Leo Tolstoy Quotes) And once he had seen this, he could never again see it otherwise, just as we cannot reconstruct an illusion once it has been explained (Leo Tolstoy Quotes) There is something in the human spirit that will survive and prevail, there is a tiny and brilliant light burning in the heart of man that will not go out no matter how dark the world becomes (Leo Tolstoy Quotes) We should show life neither as it is or as it ought to be, but only as we see it in our dreams (Leo Tolstoy Quotes) One can live magnificently in this world if one knows how to work and how to love (Leo Tolstoy Quotes) She had no need to ask why he had come. She knew as certainly as if he had told her that he was here to be where she was (Leo Tolstoy Quotes) Meanwhile spring arrived. My old dejection passed away and gave place to the unrest which spring brings with it, full of dreams and vague hopes and desires (Leo Tolstoy Quotes)

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