Leo Tolstoy Quotes
Date of Birth: September 09, 1828 Date of Death: November 20, 1910
Tolstoy was a Russian writer born of Russian
Nobility. His parents died when he was
young and relatives raised him and his siblings. He dropped out of university because his teachers stated that he
was not willing or able to learn. After
running up tremendous amounts of debts through gambling he joined the
army. It was at this time he began
writing. He also witnessed a public
execution that traumatized him. At this
time his religious and political views began to change. He wrote two of the
greatest novels of all time, “War and Peace and “Anna Karenina”.
The two most powerful warriors are patience and time. ~ Leo Tolstoy
Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself. ~ Leo Tolstoy
There is no greatness where there is not simplicity, goodness, and truth. ~ Leo Tolstoy
In the name of God, stop a moment, cease your work, look around you. ~ Leo Tolstoy
Every lie is a poison; there are no harmless lies. Only the truth is safe. Only the truth gives me consolation - it is the one unbreakable diamond. ~ Leo Tolstoy
If you want to be happy, be. ~ Leo Tolstoy
A man is like a fraction whose numerator is what he is and whose denominator is what he thinks of himself. The larger the denominator, the smaller the fraction. ~ Leo Tolstoy
All great literature is one of two stories; a man goes on a journey or a stranger comes to town. ~ Leo Tolstoy
Happiness does not depend on outward things, but on the way we see them. ~ Leo Tolstoy
To get rid of an enemy one must love him. ~ Leo Tolstoy
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
Only people who are capable of loving strongly can also suffer great sorrow, but this same necessity of loving serves to counteract their grief and heals them. ~ Leo Tolstoy
All happy families resemble one another; every unhappy family is unhappy in its own way. ~ Leo Tolstoy
Boredom: the desire for desires. ~ Leo Tolstoy
What counts in making a happy marriage is not so much how compatible you are but how you deal with incompatibility. ~ Leo Tolstoy
A man can live and be healthy without killing animals for food; therefore, if he eats meat, he participates in taking animal life merely for the sake of his appetite. And to act so is immoral. ~ Leo Tolstoy
When you love someone, you love the person as they are, and not as you'd like them to be. ~ Leo Tolstoy
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