English En
  • Deutsche De
  • English En
  • Français Fr
  • Русский Ru

We use cookies to personalise content and ads, to provide social media features and to analyse our traffic. We also share information about your use of our site with our marketing and analytics partners who may combine it with other information you've provided to them or which they've separately collected from you. You also may to see our Privacy Policy. By clicking the OK button below, you accept our cookies.

Authors:

Leo Tolstoy Quotes

Pierre's insanity consisted in the face that he did not wait, as before, for personal reasons, which he called people's merits, in order to love them, but love overflowed his heart, and loving people without reason, he discovered the unquestionable reasons for which it was worth loving them.

Leo Tolstoy

About author

Related Authors

Topics

Quotes currently Trending

Nothing can be more hurtful to the service, than the neglect of discipline; for that discipline, more than numbers, gives one army the superiority over another. George Washington
Francis Parker Yockey quote: "Every science is a profane restatement of the preceding dogmas..."
Every science is a profane restatement of the preceding dogmas of the religious period. Francis Parker Yockey
The prime goal of an author is the same as a musician, which is to emotionally connect with the reader in some way or another. Ken Hill
The important thing to me is that I'm not driven by people's praise and I'm not slowed down by people's criticism. I'm just trying to work at the highest level I can. Russell Crowe
Thomas Kempis quote: "Be not angry that you cannot make others as you wish them to..."
Be not angry that you cannot make others as you wish them to be, since you cannot make yourself as you wish to be. Thomas Kempis
Lucille Clifton quote: "they ask me to rememberbut they want me to remembertheir..."
they ask me to rememberbut they want me to remembertheir memoriesand I keep on remembering mine Lucille Clifton
I remember as a kid having the offer of a scholarship, that it was going to be like going to Mars, and deciding to stay in my public school. Edward Norton
Natural selection saw to it that professional heroes who at a crucial moment tended to ask themselves questions like 'What is my purpose in life?' very quickly lacked both. Terry Prachett
There are old heads in the world who cannot help me by their example or advice to live worthily and satisfactorily to myself; but I believe that it is in my power to elevate myself this very hour above the common level of my life. Henry David Thoreau
The liberally educated person is one who is able to resist the easy and preferred answers, not because he is obstinate but because he knows others worthy of consideration. Allan Bloom
Robin Morgan quote: "Women are not inherently passive or peaceful."
Women are not inherently passive or peaceful. Robin Morgan
Alanis Morissette quote: "I see my body as an instrument, rather than an ornament."
I see my body as an instrument, rather than an ornament. Alanis Morissette
Suzanne Collins quote: "No matter what I do, I'm hurting someone." - Katniss Everdeen"
No matter what I do, I'm hurting someone." - Katniss Everdeen Suzanne Collins
Daisaku Ikeda quote: "No one is born hating others."
No one is born hating others. Daisaku Ikeda
Edith Wharton quote: "What's the use of making mysteries? It only makes people want..."
What's the use of making mysteries? It only makes people want to nose 'em out. Edith Wharton