Seas of blood have been shed for the sake of patriotism. One would expect the harm and irrationality of patriotism to be self-evident to everyone. But the surprising fact is that cultured and learned people not only do not notice the harm and stupidity of patriotism, they resist every unveiling of it with the greatest obstinacy and passion (with no rational grounds), and continue to praise it as beneficent and elevating.
...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.
God gave the day, God gave the strength. - Leo Tolstoy
God gave the day, God gave the strength.
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.
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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