In all history there is no war which was not hatched by the governments, the governments alone, independent of the interests of the people, to whom war is always pernicious even when successful. Leo Tolstoy on alone
It is amazing how complete is the delusion that beauty is goodness. Leo Tolstoy on amazing
To say that a work of art is good, but incomprehensible to the majority of men, is the same as saying of some kind of food that it is very good but that most people can't eat it. Leo Tolstoy on art
Art is not a handicraft, it is the transmission of feeling the artist has experienced. Leo Tolstoy on art
It is amazing how complete is the delusion that beauty is goodness. Leo Tolstoy on beauty
Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself. Leo Tolstoy on change
True life is lived when tiny changes occur. Leo Tolstoy on change
Even in the valley of the shadow of death, two and two do not make six. Leo Tolstoy on death
All violence consists in some people forcing others, under threat of suffering or death, to do what they do not want to do. Leo Tolstoy on death
Faith is the sense of life, that sense by virtue of which man does not destroy himself, but continues to live on. It is the force whereby we live. Leo Tolstoy on faith
All happy families resemble one another, each unhappy family is unhappy in its own way. Leo Tolstoy on family
A man can live and be healthy without killing animals for food therefore, if he eats meat, he participates in taking animal life merely for the sake of his appetite. Leo Tolstoy on food
To say that a work of art is good, but incomprehensible to the majority of men, is the same as saying of some kind of food that it is very good but that most people can't eat it. Leo Tolstoy on food
In the name of God, stop a moment, cease your work, look around you. Leo Tolstoy on god
The chief difference between words and deeds is that words are always intended for men for their approbation, but deeds can be done only for God. Leo Tolstoy on god
To say that a work of art is good, but incomprehensible to the majority of men, is the same as saying of some kind of food that it is very good but that most people can't eat it. Leo Tolstoy on good
Government is an association of men who do violence to the rest of us. Leo Tolstoy on government
If you want to be happy, be. Leo Tolstoy on happiness
One of the first conditions of happiness is that the link between Man and Nature shall not be broken. Leo Tolstoy on happiness
In all history there is no war which was not hatched by the governments, the governments alone, independent of the interests of the people, to whom war is always pernicious even when successful. Leo Tolstoy on history