Leo Tolstoy
Leo Tolstoy
Count Lev Nikolayevich Tolstoy; 9 September 1828 – 20 November 1910), usually referred to in English as Leo Tolstoy, was a Russian writer who is regarded as one of the greatest authors of all time...
NationalityRussian
ProfessionNovelist
Date of Birth28 August 1828
CountryRussian Federation
falling-in-love fall
We are asleep until we fall in Love!
two shadow-of-death valleys
Even in the valley of the shadow of death, two and two do not make six.
life-is reason human-life
For if we allow that human life is always guided by reason, we destroy the premise that life is possible at all.
men sacred springtime
Every man and every living creature has a sacred right to the gladness of springtime.
stupid pride fishing
He liked fishing and seemed to take pride in being able to like such a stupid occupation.
happiness believe order
Pierre was right when he said that one must believe in the possibility of happiness in order to be happy, and I now believe in it. Let the dead bury the dead, but while I'm alive, I must live and be happy.
health machines goes-on
Our body is a machine for living. It is organized for that, it is its nature. Let life go on in it unhindered and let it defend itself.
people historical causes
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.
love funny wedding
If so many men, so many minds, certainly so many hearts, so many kinds of love.
love respect empty-places
Respect was invented to cover the empty place where love should be.
heart
There are as many loves as there are hearts.
sleep battle dies
It's all God's will: you can die in your sleep, and God can spare you in battle.
war voice trying
War is so unjust and ugly that all who wage it must try to stifle the voice of conscience within themselves.
inspirational funny family
All happy families resemble one another, each unhappy family is unhappy in its own way.