Quotes about inspirational
inspirational art dedication
No art, however minor, demands less than total dedication if you want to excel in it. Leon Battista Alberti
inspirational life dream
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
inspirational mistake joy
When joy disappears, look for your mistake Leo Tolstoy
inspirational length-of-life soul
What is important is not the length of life, but the depth of life. What is important is not to make life longer, but to take your soul out of time, as every sublime act does Leo Tolstoy
inspirational solitude desire
When you feel the desire for power, you should stay in solitude for some time Leo Tolstoy
inspirational people soul
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 any other, and which includes all other things: the improvement of their soul Leo Tolstoy
inspirational mind hiding
Very often, all the activity of the human mind is directed not in revealing the truth, but in hiding the truth Leo Tolstoy
inspirational memories real
Knowledge is real knowledge only when it is acquired by the efforts of your intellect, not by memory Leo Tolstoy
inspirational thinking study
Read less, study less, but think more Leo Tolstoy
inspirational stupid men
If a man does not work at necessary and good things, then he will work at unnecessary and stupid things Leo Tolstoy
inspirational art sacrifice
Art can compel people freely, gladly, and spontaneously to sacrifice themselves in the service of man. Leo Tolstoy
inspirational humility perfection
Perfection is impossible without humility. Why should I strive for perfection, if I am already good enough? Leo Tolstoy
inspirational people waiting
If we would only testify to the truth as we see it, it would turn out that there are hundreds, thousands, even millions of other people just as we are, who see the truth as we do...and are only waiting, again as we are, for someone to proclaim it. The Kingdom of God is within you. Leo Tolstoy
inspirational boys self
I feel that I am entitled to my share of lightheartedness and there is nothing wrong with enjoying one's self simply, like a boy. Leo Tolstoy
inspirational-love
Where there is love, there is God also. Leo Tolstoy
inspirational art design
Art is not a handicraft, it is the transmission of feeling the artist has experienced. Leo Tolstoy
inspirational karma men
One of the first conditions of happiness is that the link between Man and Nature shall not be broken. Leo Tolstoy
inspirational funny family
All happy families resemble one another, each unhappy family is unhappy in its own way. Leo Tolstoy
inspirational clever children
We live in this world like a child who enters a room where a clever person is speaking. The child did not hear the beginning of the speech, and he leaves before the end; and there are certain things which he hears but does not understand Leo Tolstoy
inspirational life way
There are no conditions to which a person cannot grow accustomed, especially if he sees that everyone around him lives in the same way. Leo Tolstoy
inspirational meaning-of-life intellect
The more we live by our intellect, the less we understand the meaning of life. Leo Tolstoy
inspirational life humanity
The sole meaning of life is to serve humanity. Leo Tolstoy
inspirational life wisdom
We can know only that we know nothing. And that is the highest degree of human wisdom. Leo Tolstoy
inspirational karma peace
All violence consists in some people forcing others, under threat of suffering or death, to do what they do not want to do. Leo Tolstoy
inspirational romantic long
He stepped down, trying not to look long at her, as if she were the sun, yet he saw her, like the sun, even without looking. Leo Tolstoy
inspirational thinking enough
It is not enough to be a hardworking person. Think: what do you work at? Leo Tolstoy
inspirational people meals
A person who has spoiled his stomach will criticize his meal saying that the food is bad; the same thing happens with people who are not satisfied with their lives Leo Tolstoy
inspirational happiness country
A quiet secluded life in the country, with the possibility of being useful to people to whom it is easy to do good, and who are not accustomed to have it done to them; then work which one hopes may be of some use; then rest, nature, books, music, love for one's neighbor — such is my idea of happiness. Leo Tolstoy
inspirational sorry mean
I sit on a man's back, choking him and making him carry me, and yet assure myself and others that I am very sorry for him and wish to ease his lot by all possible means - except by getting off his back. Leo Tolstoy
inspirational trust spiritual
Truth, like gold, is to be obtained not by its growth, but by washing away from it all that is not gold. Leo Tolstoy
inspirational inspiring truth
There is no greatness where there is no simplicity, goodness and truth. Leo Tolstoy
inspirational intelligent men
The most difficult subjects can be explained to the most slow- witted man if he has not formed any idea of them already; but the simplest thing cannot be made clear to the most intelligent man if he is firmly persuaded that he knows already, without a shadow of doubt, what is laid before him. Leo Tolstoy
inspirational life happiness
Joy can only be real if people look upon their life as a service and have a definite object in life outside themselves and their personal happiness. Leo Tolstoy