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
patience two waiting
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.
gestures forget one-word
Not one word, not one gesture of yours shall I, could I, ever forget...
successful desire overcoming
Himmlisch ist's wenn ich bezwungen Meine irdische Begier; Aber doch wenn's nich gelungen Hatt' ich auch recht huebsch Plaisir! Loosely translated: It is heavenly, when I overcome My earthly desires But nevertheless, when I'm not successful, It can also be quite pleasurable.
writing pieces flesh
One ought only to write when one leaves a piece of one's own flesh in the inkpot, each time one dips one's pen.
tragedy needs platonic-love
And those who only know the non-platonic love have no need to talk of tragedy. In such love there can be no sort of tragedy.
pride order opposites
In order to get power and retain it, it is necessary to love power; but love of power is not connected with goodness but with qualities that are the opposite of goodness, such as pride, cunning and cruelty.
love heart thinking
I think... if it is true that there are as many minds as there are heads, then there are as many kinds of love as there are hearts.
sin justify humans
To sin is a human business, to justify sins is a devilish business.
flower men looks
He looked at her as a man looks at a faded flower he has gathered , with difficulty recognizing the beauty for which he picked and ruined it.
heart light candle-lights
Just as one candle lights another and can light thousands of other candles, so one heart illuminates another heart and can illuminate thousands of other hearts.
secret messengers doe
Muhammad has always been standing higher than the Christianity. He does not consider god as a human being and never makes himself equal to God. Muslims worship nothing except God and Muhammad is his Messenger. There is no any mystery and secret in it.
change tasks life-is
Each person's task in life is to become an increasingly better person.
light shadow life-is
All the variety, all the charm, all the beauty of life is made up of light and shadow.
thinking evil people
But I'm glad you'll see me as I am. Above all, I wouldn't want people to think that I want to prove anything. I don't want to prove anything, I just want to live; to cause no evil to anyone but myself. I have that right, haven't I?