I understood, not with my intellect but with my whole being, that no theories of the rationality of existence or of progress could justify such an act; I realized that even if all the people in the world from the day of creation found this to be necessary according to whatever theory, I knew that it was not necessary and that it was wrong. Therefore, my judgments must be based-on what is right and necessary and not on what people say and do; I must judge not according to progress but according to my own heart.
...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…
Login to join the discussion
Login to join the discussion