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 Happiness is an allegory, unhappiness a story. Leo Tolstoy allegory unhappiness stories the same question arose in every soul: "For what, for whom, must I kill and be killed?"... p982 Leo Tolstoy classic soul Vengeance is mine; I will repay. Leo Tolstoy vengeance mines Only the truth and its expression can establish that new public opinion which will reform the ancient obsolete and pernicious order of life; and yet we not only do not express the truth we know, but often even distinctly give expression to what we ourselves regard as false. If only free men would not rely on that which has no power, and is always fettered upon external aids; but would trust in that which is always powerful and free the truth and its expression! Leo Tolstoy powerful expression men Division of labor is a justification for sloth. Leo Tolstoy justification division-of-labor sloth Do not resist the evil-doer and take no part in doing so, either in the violent deeds of the administration, in the law courts, the collection of taxes, or above all in soldiering, and no one in the world will be able to enslave you. Leo Tolstoy evil law world People continued regardless of all that leads man forward to try to unite the incompatibles:;: the virtue of love, and what is opposed to love, namely, the restraining of evil by violence. And such a teaching, despite its inner contradiction, was so firmly established that the very people who recognize love as a virtue accept as lawful at the same time an order of life based on violence and allowing men not merely to torture but even to kill one another. Leo Tolstoy teaching men order War is not courtesy but the most horrible thing in life; and we ought to understand that, and not play at war. We ought to accept this terrible necessity sternly and seriously. It all lies in that: get rid of falsehood and let war be war and not a game. Leo Tolstoy games war lying The error arises from the learned jurists deceiving themselves and others, by asserting that government is not what it really is, one set of men banded together to oppress another set of men , but, as shown by science, is the representation of the citizens in their collective capacity. Leo Tolstoy errors together men If there was a reason why he preferred the liberal tendency to the conservative one (also held to by many of his circle), it was not because he found the liberal tendency more sensible, but it more closely suited his manner of life. Leo Tolstoy conservative circles reason-why Condemn me if you choose - I do that myself, - but condemn me, and not the path which I am following, and which I point out to those who ask me where, in my opinion, the path is. Leo Tolstoy ask-me opinion path The compassionate are not rich; therefore, the rich are not compassionate. Leo Tolstoy rich compassionate Wealth brings a heavy purse; poverty, a light spirit. Leo Tolstoy purses poverty light The most important of all sciences man can and must learn is the science of living so as to do the least evil and the greatest possible good. Leo Tolstoy important evil men Art begins when a man, with a purpose of communicating to other people a feeling he once experienced, calls it up again within himself and expresses it by certain external signs. Leo Tolstoy men people art God cannot be understood by logical reasoning but only by submission. Leo Tolstoy submission logical-reasoning understood 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. Leo Tolstoy understanding humanity mean Here I am alive, and it's not my fault, so I have to try and get by as best I can without hurting anybody until death takes over. Leo Tolstoy hurt here-i-am trying I'm like a starving man who has been given food. Maybe he's cold, and his clothes are torn, and he's ashamed, but he's not unhappy. Leo Tolstoy clothes unhappy men Knowledge is real knowledge only when it is acquired by the efforts of your intellect, not by memory Leo Tolstoy real inspirational memories
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