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More Quotes by Leo Tolstoy
There is no greatness where there is no simplicity, goodness and truth.
Since corrupt people unite amongst themselves to constitute a force, then honest people must do the same.
Patience is waiting. Not passively waiting. That is laziness. But to keep going when the going is hard and slow - that is patience. The two most powerful warriors are patience and time.
Memento mori - remember death! These are important words. If we kept in mind that we will soon inevitably die, our lives would be completely different. If a person knows that he will die in a half hour, he certainly will not bother doing trivial, stupid, or, especially, bad things during this half hour. Perhaps you have half a century before you die-what makes this any different from a half hour?
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.
Much unhappiness has come from things left unsaid
The more we live by our intellect, the less we understand the meaning of life.
The most important knowledge is that which guides the way you lead your life.
Effort is not a means to lead us to happiness. Effort itself is happiness
Seize the moments of happiness, love and be loved! That is the only reality in the world, all else is folly.
