If a man does not work at necessary and good things, then he will work at unnecessary and stupid things Leo Tolstoy More Quotes by Leo Tolstoy More Quotes From Leo Tolstoy For man to be able to live he must either not see the infinite, or have such an explanation of the meaning of life as will connect the finite with the infinite. Leo Tolstoy meaning-of-lifeablemen Darkness had fallen upon everything for him; but just because of this darkness he felt that the one guiding clue in the darkness was his work, and he clutched it and clung to it with all his strength. Leo Tolstoy cluefallendarkness He liked to fish; he seemed to take pride in being able to like such a stupid occupation. Leo Tolstoy pridefishingstupid He looked at her as a man might look at a faded flower he had plucked, in which it was difficult for him to trace the beauty that had made him pick and so destroy it Leo Tolstoy flowermenlooks In order to understand, observe, deduce, man must first be conscious of himself as alive. Leo Tolstoy alivemenorder Faith is the sense of life, that sense by virtue of which man does not destroy himself, but continues to live on. It is the force whereby we live. Leo Tolstoy faithdoemen I always loved you, and if one loves anyone, one loves the whole person, just as they are and not as one would like them to be. -Dolly Leo Tolstoy always-loved-youone-lovepersons What is the cause of historical events? Power. What is power? Power is the sum total of wills transferred to one person. On what condition are the willso fo the masses transferred to one person? On condition that the person express the will of the whole people. That is, power is power. That is, power is a word the meaning of which we do not understand. Leo Tolstoy causeshistoricalpeople The essence of any religion lies solely in the answer to the question: why do I exist, and what is my relationship to the infinite universe that surrounds me? It is impossible for there to be a person with no religion (i.e. without any kind of relationship to the world) as it is for there to be a person without a heart. He may not know that he has a religion, just as a person may not know that he has a heart, but it is no more possible for a person to exist without a religion than without a heart. Leo Tolstoy essenceheartlying Pierre was right when he said that one must believe in the possibility of happiness in order to be happy, and I now believe in it. Let the dead bury the dead, but while I'm alive, I must live and be happy. Leo Tolstoy happinessorderbelieve Ivan Ilych's life had been most simple and most ordinary and therefore most terrible. Leo Tolstoy terriblesimpleordinary Writing laws is easy, but governing is difficult. Leo Tolstoy laweasywriting Happiness consists in always aspiring perfection, the pause in any level in perfection is the pause of happiness Leo Tolstoy pauseslevelsperfection He stepped down, avoiding any long look at her as one avoids long looks at the sun, but seeing her as one sees the sun, without looking. Leo Tolstoy sunlonglooks Faith is the force of life. Leo Tolstoy forcefaith The meaning of life consists in the love and service of God. Leo Tolstoy meaning-of-life History would be a wonderful thing – if it were only true. Leo Tolstoy ifswould-bewonderful Without the support from religion--remember, we talked about it--no father, using only his own resources, would be able to bring up a child. Leo Tolstoy parentingfatherchildren Just when the question of how to live had become clearer to him, a new insoluble problem presented itself - Death. Leo Tolstoy problem What is important is not the length of life, but the depth of life. What is important is not to make life longer, but to take your soul out of time, as every sublime act does. Leo Tolstoy length-of-lifesoulinspirational
