Leo Tolstoy Quotes, Religious Quotes, Taken Quotes

Only greatly insolent people establish a religious law which is to be taken for granted by others, which should be accepted by everyone on faith, without any discussion or doubts. Why must people do this?

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : Leo Tolstoy Quotes , Religious Quotes , Taken Quotes

Love does not exist. There exists the physical need for intercourse, and the rational need for a mate in life

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : Leo Tolstoy Quotes , Doe Quotes , Needs Quotes

Music is the shorthand of emotion. Emotions, which let themselves be described in words with such difficulty, are directly conveyed to man in music, and in that is its power and significance.

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : Leo Tolstoy Quotes , Music Quotes , Men Quotes

I'll tell you truly: I value my thought and work terribly, but in essence - think about it - this whole world of ours is just a bit of mildew that grew over a tiny planet. And we think we can have something great - thoughts, deeds! They're all grains of sand

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : Leo Tolstoy Quotes , Thinking Quotes , Essence Quotes

To get rid of an enemy one must love him.

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : Leo Tolstoy Quotes , Love Quotes , Life And Love Quotes

There can be no peace for us, only misery, and the greatest happiness.

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : Leo Tolstoy Quotes

Wealth is a great sin in the eyes of God. Poverty is a great sin in the eyes of man.

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : Leo Tolstoy Quotes , Eye Quotes , Men Quotes

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?

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : Leo Tolstoy Quotes , Thinking Quotes , Evil Quotes

You can't imagine what a pleasure this complete laziness is to me: not a thought in my brain- you might send a ball rolling through it!

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : Leo Tolstoy Quotes , Funny Quotes , Sloth Quotes

But she did not take her eyes from the wheels of the second car. And exactly at the moment when the midpoint between the wheels drew level with her, she threw away the red bag, and drawing her head back into her shoulders, fell on her hands under the car, and with a light movement, as though she would rise immediately, dropped on her knees. And at the instant she was terror-stricken at what she was doing. 'Where am I? What am I doing? What for?' She tried to get up, to throw herself back; but something huge and merciless struck her on the head and dragged her down on her back.

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : Leo Tolstoy Quotes , Eye Quotes , Light Quotes

Well, pray if you like, only you'd do better to use your judgment.

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : Leo Tolstoy Quotes , Use Quotes , Praying Quotes

Whatever question arose, a swarm of these drones, without having finished their buzzing on a previous theme, flew over to the new one and by their hum drowned and obscured the voices of those who were disputing honestly.

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : Leo Tolstoy Quotes , Voice Quotes , Drones Quotes

The Christian churches and Christianity have nothing in common save in name: they are utterly hostile opposites. The churches are arrogance, violence, usurpation, rigidity, death; Christianity is humility, penitence, submissiveness, progress, life.

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : Leo Tolstoy Quotes , Christian Quotes , Humility Quotes

A man can spend several hours sitting cross-legged in the same position if he knows that noting prevents him from changing it; but if he knows that he has to sit with his legs crossed like that, he will get cramps, his legs will twitch and strain towards where he would like to stretch them.

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : Leo Tolstoy Quotes , Men Quotes , Sitting Quotes

In the best, the friendliest and simplest relations flattery or praise is necessary, just as grease is necessary to keep wheels turning.

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : Leo Tolstoy Quotes , Grease Quotes , Wheels Quotes

Rivers are places that renew our spirit, connect us with our past, and link us directly with the flow and rhythm of the natural world.

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : Leo Tolstoy Quotes , Past Quotes , Rivers Quotes

The Anarchists are right in everything; in the negation of the existing order, and in the assertion that, without authority, there could not be worse violence than that of authority under existing conditions. They are mistaken only in thinking that Anarchy can be instituted by a revolution. "To establish Anarchy." "Anarchy will be instituted." But it will be instituted only by there being more and more people who do not require protection from governmental power, and by there being more and more people who will be ashamed of applying this power.

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : Leo Tolstoy Quotes , Thinking Quotes , Order Quotes

I believe in one, incomprehensible God, the immortality of the soul and eternal retribution for our acts.

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : Leo Tolstoy Quotes , God Quotes , Believe Quotes

If it were not so frightening it would be amusing to observe the pride and complacency with which we, like children, take apart the watch, pull out the spring and make a toy of it, and are then surprised when the watch stops working.

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : Leo Tolstoy Quotes , Children Quotes , Spring Quotes

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.

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : Leo Tolstoy Quotes , Tragedy Quotes , Needs Quotes