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Leo Tolstoy Quotes

…the majority of men do not think in order to know the truth, but in order to assure themselves that the life which they lead, and which is agreeable and habitual to them, is the one which coincides with the truth Picture Quote #1

As often happens between men who have chosen different pursuits, each, while in argument justifying the other’s activity, despised it in the depth of his heart Picture Quote #1

We walked to meet each other up at the time of our love and then we have been irresistibly drifting in different directions, and there’s no altering that Picture Quote #1

How often we sin, how much we deceive, and all for what?... All will end in death, all! Picture Quote #1

I feel not only that I cannot disappear, as nothing disappears in the world, but that I will always be and have always been. I feel that, besides me, above me, spirits live, and that in this world there is truth Picture Quote #1

What is reason given me for, if I am not to use it to avoid bringing unhappy beings into the world! Picture Quote #1

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The very fact of the death of someone close to them aroused in all who heard about it, as always, a feeling of delight that he had died and they hadn’t Picture Quote #1

Smiling with pleasure, they went through their memories, not sad, old people’s memories, but poetic, youthful ones, those impressions from the very distant past where dream merges with reality, and they laughed softly, rejoicing at something Picture Quote #1

All the variety, all the charm, all the beauty of life is made up of light and shadow Picture Quote #1

We imagine that when we are thrown out of our usual ruts all is lost, but it is only then that what is new and good begins. While there is life there is happiness. There is much, much before us Picture Quote #1

Just as a painter needs light in order to put the finishing touches to his picture, so I need an inner light, which I feel I never have enough of in the autumn Picture Quote #1

I ask one thing only: I ask for the right to hope, to suffer as I do. But if even that cannot be, command me to disappear, and I disappear. You shall not see me if my presence is distasteful to you Picture Quote #1

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And not only the pride of intellect, but the stupidity of intellect. And, above all, the dishonesty, yes, the dishonesty of intellect. Yes, indeed, the dishonesty and trickery of intellect Picture Quote #1

The most mentally deranged people are certainly those who see in others indications of insanity they do not notice in themselves Picture Quote #1

It’s not so much that he can’t fall in love, but he has not the weakness necessary Picture Quote #1

He stepped down, avoiding any long look at her as one avoids long looks at the sun, but seeing her as one sees the sun, without looking Picture Quote #1

Music makes me forget myself, my true condition, it carries me off into another state of being, one that isn’t my own Picture Quote #1

We love people not so much for the good they’ve done us, as for the good we’ve done them Picture Quote #1

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Though the doctors treated him, let his blood, and gave him medications to drink, he nevertheless recovered Picture Quote #1

I wanted to run after him, but remembered that it is ridiculous to run after one’s wife’s lover in one’s socks; and I did not wish to be ridiculous but terrible Picture Quote #1

Everything comes in time to him who knows how to wait... there is nothing stronger than these two: patience and time, they will do it all Picture Quote #1

Then he thought himself unhappy, but happiness was all in the future; now he felt that the best happiness was already in the past Picture Quote #1

He looked at her as a man might look at a faded flower he had plucked, in which it was difficult for him to trace the beauty that had made him pick and so destroy it Picture Quote #1

And the light by which she had read the book filled with troubles, falsehoods, sorrow, and evil, flared up more brightly than ever before, lighted up for her all that had been in darkness, flickered, began to grow dim, and was quenched forever Picture Quote #1

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For a few seconds they looked silently into each other’s eyes, and the distant and impossible suddenly became near, possible, and inevitable Picture Quote #1

We are all created to be miserable, and that we all know it, and all invent means of deceiving each other. And when one sees the truth, what is one to do? Picture Quote #1

Her face was brilliant and glowing; but this glow was not one of brightness; it suggested the fearful glow of a conflagration in the midst of a dark night Picture Quote #1

Are we not all flung into the world for no other purpose than to hate each other, and so to torture ourselves and one another? Picture Quote #1

So he lived, not knowing and not seeing any chance of knowing what he was and for what purpose he had been placed in the word Picture Quote #1

Pretence about anything sometimes deceives the wisest and shrewdest man, but, however cunningly it is hidden, a child of the meanest capacity feels it and is repelled by it Picture Quote #1

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…the majority of men do not think in order to know the truth, but in order to assure themselves that the life which they lead, and which is agreeable and habitual to them, is the one which coincides with the truth (Leo Tolstoy Quotes) As often happens between men who have chosen different pursuits, each, while in argument justifying the other’s activity, despised it in the depth of his heart (Leo Tolstoy Quotes) We walked to meet each other up at the time of our love and then we have been irresistibly drifting in different directions, and there’s no altering that (Leo Tolstoy Quotes) How often we sin, how much we deceive, and all for what?... All will end in death, all! (Leo Tolstoy Quotes) I feel not only that I cannot disappear, as nothing disappears in the world, but that I will always be and have always been. I feel that, besides me, above me, spirits live, and that in this world there is truth (Leo Tolstoy Quotes) What is reason given me for, if I am not to use it to avoid bringing unhappy beings into the world! (Leo Tolstoy Quotes) The very fact of the death of someone close to them aroused in all who heard about it, as always, a feeling of delight that he had died and they hadn’t (Leo Tolstoy Quotes) Smiling with pleasure, they went through their memories, not sad, old people’s memories, but poetic, youthful ones, those impressions from the very distant past where dream merges with reality, and they laughed softly, rejoicing at something (Leo Tolstoy Quotes) All the variety, all the charm, all the beauty of life is made up of light and shadow (Leo Tolstoy Quotes) We imagine that when we are thrown out of our usual ruts all is lost, but it is only then that what is new and good begins. While there is life there is happiness. There is much, much before us (Leo Tolstoy Quotes) Just as a painter needs light in order to put the finishing touches to his picture, so I need an inner light, which I feel I never have enough of in the autumn (Leo Tolstoy Quotes) I ask one thing only: I ask for the right to hope, to suffer as I do. But if even that cannot be, command me to disappear, and I disappear. You shall not see me if my presence is distasteful to you (Leo Tolstoy Quotes) And not only the pride of intellect, but the stupidity of intellect. And, above all, the dishonesty, yes, the dishonesty of intellect. Yes, indeed, the dishonesty and trickery of intellect (Leo Tolstoy Quotes) The most mentally deranged people are certainly those who see in others indications of insanity they do not notice in themselves (Leo Tolstoy Quotes) It’s not so much that he can’t fall in love, but he has not the weakness necessary (Leo Tolstoy Quotes) He stepped down, avoiding any long look at her as one avoids long looks at the sun, but seeing her as one sees the sun, without looking (Leo Tolstoy Quotes) Music makes me forget myself, my true condition, it carries me off into another state of being, one that isn’t my own (Leo Tolstoy Quotes) We love people not so much for the good they’ve done us, as for the good we’ve done them (Leo Tolstoy Quotes) Though the doctors treated him, let his blood, and gave him medications to drink, he nevertheless recovered (Leo Tolstoy Quotes) I wanted to run after him, but remembered that it is ridiculous to run after one’s wife’s lover in one’s socks; and I did not wish to be ridiculous but terrible (Leo Tolstoy Quotes) Everything comes in time to him who knows how to wait... there is nothing stronger than these two: patience and time, they will do it all (Leo Tolstoy Quotes) Then he thought himself unhappy, but happiness was all in the future; now he felt that the best happiness was already in the past (Leo Tolstoy Quotes) He looked at her as a man might look at a faded flower he had plucked, in which it was difficult for him to trace the beauty that had made him pick and so destroy it (Leo Tolstoy Quotes) And the light by which she had read the book filled with troubles, falsehoods, sorrow, and evil, flared up more brightly than ever before, lighted up for her all that had been in darkness, flickered, began to grow dim, and was quenched forever (Leo Tolstoy Quotes) For a few seconds they looked silently into each other’s eyes, and the distant and impossible suddenly became near, possible, and inevitable (Leo Tolstoy Quotes) We are all created to be miserable, and that we all know it, and all invent means of deceiving each other. And when one sees the truth, what is one to do? (Leo Tolstoy Quotes) Her face was brilliant and glowing; but this glow was not one of brightness; it suggested the fearful glow of a conflagration in the midst of a dark night (Leo Tolstoy Quotes) Are we not all flung into the world for no other purpose than to hate each other, and so to torture ourselves and one another? (Leo Tolstoy Quotes) So he lived, not knowing and not seeing any chance of knowing what he was and for what purpose he had been placed in the word (Leo Tolstoy Quotes) Pretence about anything sometimes deceives the wisest and shrewdest man, but, however cunningly it is hidden, a child of the meanest capacity feels it and is repelled by it (Leo Tolstoy Quotes)

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