He was right in saying that the only certain happiness in life is to live for others. Leo Tolstoy More Quotes by Leo Tolstoy More Quotes From Leo Tolstoy If a man, before he passed from one stage to another, could know his future life in full detail, he would have nothing to live for. It is the same with the life of humanity. If it had a programme of the life which awaited it before entering a new stage, it would be the surest sign that it was not living, nor advancing, but simply rotating in the same place. Leo Tolstoy details humanity men The vegetarian movement ought to fill with gladness the souls of those who have at heart the realization of God's kingdom upon earth, not because vegetarianism itself is such an important step towards the realization of this kingdom (all real steps are equally important or unimportant), but because it serves as a criterion by which we know that the pursuit of moral perfection on the part of man is genuine and sincere. Leo Tolstoy real heart men He felt that all his hitherto dissipated and dispersed forces were gathered and directed with terrible energy towards one blissful goal. Leo Tolstoy force energy goal Eating meat is a leftover of the greatest brutality [killing]; the transition to vegetarianism is the first and most natural consequence of enlightenment. Leo Tolstoy enlightenment meat vegetarianism Whatever our fate is or may be, we have made it and do not complain of it." - Vronksy {Anna Karenina} Leo Tolstoy fate complaining may There is only one way to put an end to evil, and that is to do good for evil. Leo Tolstoy ends evil way It is very difficult to tell the truth. Leo Tolstoy difficult telling-the-truth History is the product of vast, amorphous and indecipherable social movements. Leo Tolstoy social-movements movement social Humanity unceasingly strives forward from a lower, more partial and obscure understanding of life to one more general and more lucid. Leo Tolstoy obscure understanding humanity The true office of any faith is to give life a meaning which death cannot destroy. Leo Tolstoy office giving Much unhappiness has come from things left unsaid Leo Tolstoy unsaid left unhappiness You see, if you take pains and learn in order to get a reward, the work will seem hard; but when you work... if you love your work, you will find your reward in that. Leo Tolstoy pain love-you order Religions are the exponents of the highest comprehension of life... within a given age in a given society... a basis for evaluating human sentiments. If feelings bring people nearer to the religion's ideal... they are good; if these estrange them from it, and oppose it, they are bad. Leo Tolstoy age feelings people Prayer is addressed to the personal God, not because he is personal indeed, I know for certain that he is not personal, because personality is limitation, while God is unlimited. Leo Tolstoy personality prayer god From the child of five to myself is but a step. But from the newborn baby to the child of five is an appalling distance. Leo Tolstoy distance baby children Her maternal instinct told her Natasha had too much of something, and because of this she would not be happy Leo Tolstoy instinct too-much peace A Christian cannot help being free, because in the pursuit and attainment of his object, no one can either hinder or retard him. Leo Tolstoy being-free christian helping In the spiritual realm nothing is indifferent: what is not useful is harmful. Leo Tolstoy indifferent realms spiritual In life, in true life, there can be nothing better than what is. Wanting something different than what is, is blasphemy. Leo Tolstoy blasphemy true-life different Giving alms is only a virtuous deed when you give money that you yourself worked to get. Leo Tolstoy alms deeds giving
