A quiet secluded life in the country, with the possibility of being useful to people to whom it is easy to do good, and who are not accustomed to have it done to them; then work which one hopes may be of some use; then rest, nature, books, music, love for one's neighbor — such is my idea of happiness.
...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
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 gave the day, God gave the strength. - Leo Tolstoy
God gave the day, God gave the strength.
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.
God is the same everywhere. - Leo Tolstoy
God is the same everywhere.
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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