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Leo Tolstoy quotes

Russian Novelist September 9, 1828 – November 20, 1910

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Leo Tolstoy quote: "The subject of history is the life of peoples and mankind."
The subject of history is the life of peoples and mankind. Leo Tolstoy
In order to understand, observe, deduce, man must first be conscious of himself as alive. A living man knows himself not otherwise than as wanting, that is, he is conscious of his will. And his will, which constitutes the essence of his life, man is conscious of and cannot be conscious of otherwise than as free. Leo Tolstoy
Leo Tolstoy quote: "The social conditions of life can only be improved by people..."
The social conditions of life can only be improved by people exercising self-restraint. Leo Tolstoy
That one must either explain life to oneself so that it does not seem to be an evil mockery by some sort of devil, or one must shoot oneself. Leo Tolstoy
There was no answer, except the general answer life gives to all the most complex and insoluble questions. That answer is: one must live for the needs of the day, in other words, become oblivious. Leo Tolstoy
Leo Tolstoy quote: "The only absolute knowledge attainable by man is that life is..."
The only absolute knowledge attainable by man is that life is meaningless. Leo Tolstoy
And what will be there, and what has there been here? Why was I so reluctant to part with life? There was something in this life I did not and do not understand. Leo Tolstoy
Leo Tolstoy quote: "If we admit that human life can be ruled by reason, then all..."
If we admit that human life can be ruled by reason, then all possibility of life is destroyed. Leo Tolstoy
Leo Tolstoy quote: "The sole meaning of life is to serve humanity."
The sole meaning of life is to serve humanity. Leo Tolstoy
Leo Tolstoy quote: "For if we allow that human life is always guided by reason, we..."
For if we allow that human life is always guided by reason, we destroy the premise that life is possible at all. Leo Tolstoy
Leo Tolstoy quote: "Life did not stop, and one had to live."
Life did not stop, and one had to live. Leo Tolstoy
Leo Tolstoy quote: "If a man aspires to a righteous life, his first act of..."
If a man aspires to a righteous life, his first act of abstinence if from injury to animals. Leo Tolstoy
If there was a reason why he preferred the liberal tendency to the conservative one (also held to by many of his circle), it was not because he found the liberal tendency more sensible, but it more closely suited his manner of life. Leo Tolstoy
This child, with his naive outlook on life was the compass which showed them the degree of their departure from what they knew but did not want to know. Leo Tolstoy
It was as if the main screw in his head, which held his whole life together, had become stripped. The screw would not go in, would not come out, but turned in the same groove without catching hold, and it was impossible to stop turning it. Leo Tolstoy

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