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 At one time,' Golenishchev continued, either not observing or not willing to observe that both Anna and Vronsky wanted to speak, 'at one time a freethinker was a man who had been brought up in the conception of religion, law, and morality, who reached freethought only after conflict and difficulty. But now a new type of born freethinkers has appeared, who grow up without so much as hearing that there used to be laws of morality, or religion, that authorities existed. They grow up in ideas of negation in everything - in other words, utter savages. Leo Tolstoy growing-up atheist men You say: I am not free. But I have raised and lowered my arm. Everyone understands that this illogical answer is an irrefutable proof of freedom. Leo Tolstoy proof arms answers No matter when, at whatever moment, if she were asked what she was thinking about she could reply quite correctly - one thing, her happiness and her unhappiness. Leo Tolstoy moments matter thinking Man by violating his own feelings becomes cruel. And how deeply seated in the human heart is the injunction not to take life. Leo Tolstoy nature heart animal We call beauty that which supplies us with a particular pleasure. Leo Tolstoy supplies pleasure beauty Ivan Ilych saw that he was dying, and he was in continual despair. In the depth of his heart he knew he was dying, but not only was he not accustomed to the thought, he simply did not and could not grasp it. The syllogism he had learnt from Kiesewetter's Logic: "Caius is a man, men are mortal, therefore Caius is mortal," had always seemed to him correct as applied to Caius, but certainly not as applied to himself. That Caius - man in the abstract - was mortal, was perfectly correct, but he was not Caius, not an abstract man, but a creature quite, quite separate from all others. Leo Tolstoy dying heart men If every man could act as he chose, the whole of history would be a tissue of disconnected accidents. Leo Tolstoy tissues would-be men The earth is the general and equal possession of all humanity and therefore cannot be the property of individuals. Leo Tolstoy individual humanity earth A new conception of life cannot be imposed on men; it can only be freely assimilated. And it can only be freely assimilated in two ways: one spiritual and internal, the other experimental and external. Leo Tolstoy spiritual men two You're not going to be different ... you're going to be the same as you've always been; with doubts, everlasting dissatisfaction with yourself, vain efforts to amend, and falls, and everlasting expectation, of a happiness which you won't get, and which isn't possible for you. Leo Tolstoy effort expectations fall Quos vilt perdere dementat' Whome the gods wish to destroy, they first drive made (Latin). Leo Tolstoy wish latin firsts But that's just the aim of civilization - to make everything a source of enjoyment. Leo Tolstoy aim source civilization The simplest and shortest ethical precept is to be served as little as possible . . . and to serve others as much as possible. Leo Tolstoy simplest ethical littles But that had been grief--this was joy. Yet that grief and this joy were alike outside all the ordinary conditions of life; they were loopholes, as it were, in that ordinary life through which there came glimpses of something sublime. And in the contemplation of this sublime something the soul was exalted to inconceivable heights of which it had before had no conception, while reason lagged behind, unable to keep up with it. Leo Tolstoy grief soul joy Nowhere nor in anything, except in the assertion of the Church, can we find that God or Christ founded anything like what churchmen understand by the Church. Leo Tolstoy assertion church christ Pierre was one of those people who are strong only when they feel themselves perfectly pure. Leo Tolstoy strong feels people The best thoughts most often come in the morning after waking, while still in bed or while walking. Leo Tolstoy waking bed morning Art should cause violence to be set aside and it is only art that can accomplish this. Leo Tolstoy causes violence art I now understand that my welfare is only possible if I acknowledge my unity with all the people of the world without exception. Leo Tolstoy unity people world It will pass, it will all pass, we're going to be so happy! If our love could grow any stronger it would grow stronger because there is something horrifying in it. Leo Tolstoy our-love stronger grows
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