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 war
War is so unjust and ugly that all who wage it must try to stifle the voice of conscience within themselves. Leo Tolstoy on war
War on the other hand is such a terrible thing, that no man, especially a Christian man, has the right to assume the responsibility of starting it. Leo Tolstoy on war
In the name of God, stop a moment, cease your work, look around you. Leo Tolstoy on work
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 work
Art is not a handicraft, it is the transmission of feeling the artist has experienced. Leo Tolstoy on art
What a strange illusion it is to suppose 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
Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself. Leo Tolstoy on individuality
If so many men, so many minds, certainly so many hearts, so many kinds of love. Leo Tolstoy on love