Leo Tolstoy
~ 1828 - 1910
Leo Tolstoy was a renowned Russian writer and philosopher, known for his epic novels "War and Peace" and "Anna Karenina." He is widely regarded as one of the greatest authors in world literature, his works exploring themes of morality, society, and the human experience.
Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself.
A truthful word is more powerful than popes, bishops, kings, and all the rich men on earth.
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.
Your actions should be determined not by the desire of the people around you, but by the needs of all mankind.
All happy families resemble one another, but each unhappy family is unhappy in its own way.
Better to know a few things which are good and necessary than many things which are useless and mediocre.
Work as if you’re going to live forever, and treat people as if you’re going to die at any second.
People aren’t punished for their sins, they’re punished by their sins. This is the gravest and surest punishment.
We should be satisfied with the small things in life. The less we need, the less trouble we can have.
Respect was invented to cover the empty place where love should be.