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 This history of culture will explain to us the motives, the conditions of life, and the thought of the writer or reformer. Leo Tolstoy conditions motive culture Power is the sum total of the wills of the mass, transfered by express or tactic agreement to rulers chosen by the masses. Leo Tolstoy tactics mass agreement The higher a man stands on the social ladder, the greater the number of people he is connected with, the more power he has over other people, the more obvious is the predestination and inevitability of his every action. Leo Tolstoy numbers men people Prayer is an invisible tool which is wielded in a visible world. Leo Tolstoy tools prayer world A holy spirit lives within you. Leo Tolstoy holiness holy spirit Man cannot possess anything as long as he fears death. But to him who does not fear it, everything belongs. If there was no suffering, man would not know his limits, would not know himself. Leo Tolstoy suffering men long God is the same everywhere. Leo Tolstoy Art is not a pleasure, a solace, or an amusement; art is great matter. Leo Tolstoy amusement matter art Life did not stop, and one had to live. Leo Tolstoy The happiness of men consists in life. And life is in labor. Leo Tolstoy labor life-is men The subject of history is the life of peoples and mankind. Leo Tolstoy mankind subjects I am sure that nothing has such a decisive influence upon a man's course as his personal appearance, and not so much his appearance as his belief in its attractiveness or unattractiveness. Leo Tolstoy expectations attitude men India, which is the nursery of the great faiths of the world Leo Tolstoy india nurse world In order to obtain and hold power a man must love it. Thus the effort to get it is not likely to be coupled with goodness, but with the opposite qualities of pride, craft and cruelty. Leo Tolstoy pride men order In the evolution of knowledge-mistaken and unnecessary beliefs are forced out and supplanted by truer and more necessary knowledge. So too in the evolution of feelings, which takes place by means of art. Lower feelings-less kind and less needed for the good of humanity-are forced out and replaced by kinder feelings which better serve us individually and collectively. This is the purpose of art. Leo Tolstoy feelings mean art Nothing prevents our denying life by suicide. well then, kill yourself, and you won't discuss. If life displeases you, kill yourself! You live, and cannot understand the meaning of life - then finish it, and do not fool about in life, saying and writing that you do not understand it. You have come into good company where people are contented and know what they are doing; if you find it dull and repulsive - go away! Leo Tolstoy suicide writing people One of the most obtuse superstitions is the superstition of the scientists who say that man can exist without faith. Leo Tolstoy scientist superstitions men Power is the relation of a given person to other persons, in which the more this person expresses opinions, theories and justifications of the collective action the less is his participation in that action. Leo Tolstoy opinion theory action So he lived, not knowing and not seeing any chance of knowing what he was and for what purpose he had been placed in the word. Leo Tolstoy chance purpose knowing Are we not all flung into the world for no other purpose than to hate each other, and so to torture ourselves and one another? Leo Tolstoy hate purpose world
