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
inspirational thinking enough
It is not enough to be a hardworking person. Think: what do you work at?
writing journey men
All great literature is one of two stories; a man goes on a journey or a stranger comes to town.
she smiled at him, and at her own fears.
peace morning sleep
A man on a thousand mile walk has to forget his goal and say to himself every morning, 'Today I'm going to cover twenty-five miles and then rest up and sleep.
people insanity deranged
The most mentally deranged people are certainly those who see in others indications of insanity they do not notice in themselves.
happiness vacation each-day
Happiness consists of living each day as if it were the first day of your honeymoon and the last day of your vacation.
war storm special
You consider war to be inevitable? Very good. Let everyone who advocates war be enrolled in a special regiment of advance-guards, for the front of every storm, of every attack, to lead them all!
truth lying giving
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.
giving-up achievement remember
...so remember: great achievements take time, there is no overnight success.
two people critics
In a writer there must always be two people - the writer and the critic.
life beauty beautiful
It is amazing how complete is the delusion that beauty is goodness.
son men feelings
The feeling of patriotism - It is an immoral feeling because, instead of confessing himself a son of God . . . or even a free man guided by his own reason, each man under the influence of patriotism confesses himself the son of his fatherland and the slave of his government, and commits actions contrary to his reason and conscience.
mistake thinking order
I think that in order to know love one must make a mistake and then correct it.
art real separation
"A real work of art destroys, in the consciousness of the receiver, the separation between himself and the artist."