When an individual passes from one period of life to another a time comes when he cannot go on in senseless activity and excitement as before, but has to understand that although he has out-grown what before used to direct him, this does not mean that he must live without any reasonable guidance, but rather that he must formulate for himself an understanding of life corresponding to his age, and having elucidated it must be guided by it. And in the same way a similar time must come in the growth and development of humanity.
...the more he did nothing, the less time he had to do anything. - Leo Tolstoy
...the more he did nothing, the less time he had to do anything.
- Leo Tolstoy
God gave the day, God gave the strength. - Leo Tolstoy
God gave the day, God gave the strength.
Life did not stop, and one had to live. - Leo Tolstoy
Life did not stop, and one had to live.
The one who is happy, that's the one who is right. - Leo Tolstoy
The one who is happy, that's the one who is right.
God is the same everywhere. - Leo Tolstoy
God is the same everywhere.
Wrong does not cease to be wrong because the majority share in it. - Leo Tolstoy
Wrong does not cease to be wrong because the majority share in it.
Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself. - Leo Tolstoy
Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself.
A man is like a fraction whose numerator is what he is and whose denominator is what he thinks of himself. The larger the denominator, the smaller th… - Leo Tolstoy
A man is like a fraction whose numerator is what he is and whose denominator is what he thinks of himself. The larger the denominator, the smaller th…
Real wisdom is not the knowledge of everything, but the knowledge of which things in life are necessary, which are less necessary, and which are comp… - Leo Tolstoy
Real wisdom is not the knowledge of everything, but the knowledge of which things in life are necessary, which are less necessary, and which are comp…
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