Man discovers truth by reason only, not by faith. Leo Tolstoy More Quotes by Leo Tolstoy More Quotes From Leo Tolstoy [D]iscipline consists in this, that the men who undergo the instruction and have followed it for a certain time are completely deprived of everything which is precious to a man-of the chief human property, rational freedom-and become submissive, machine-like implements of murder in the hands of their organized hierarchic authorities. Leo Tolstoy men war hands Meanwhile spring arrived. My old dejection passed away and gave place to the unrest which spring brings with it, full of dreams and vague hopes and desires. Leo Tolstoy dream desire spring Conceit is incompatible with understanding. Leo Tolstoy conceit conceited understanding But the peasants - how do the peasants die? Leo Tolstoy dying funny death The artist's mission must not be to produce an irrefutable solution to a problem, but to compel us to love life in all its countless and inexhaustible manifestations. Leo Tolstoy love-life problem art Where is there any book of the law so clear to each man as that written in his heart? Leo Tolstoy heart war book Some mathematician, I believe, has said that true pleasure lies not in the discovery of truth, but in the search for it. Leo Tolstoy believe lying knowledge As often happens between men who have chosen different pursuits, each, while in argument justifying the other's activity, despised it in the depth of his heart. Leo Tolstoy depth heart men If once we admit, be it for a single hour or in a single instance, that there can be anything more important than compassion for a fellow human being, then there is no crime against man that we cannot commit with an easy conscience. Leo Tolstoy diversity compassion men We walked to meet each other up at the time of our love and then we have been irresistibly drifting in different directions, and there's no altering that. Leo Tolstoy drifting our-love different Why should I live? Why should I do anything? Is there in life any purpose which the inevitable death that awaits me does not undo and destroy? Leo Tolstoy inevitable-death atheism fear And the cause of everything is that which we call God. Leo Tolstoy agnosticism atheism causes Not all of life's roads are set fast, for a man may do this or a man may do that and not even the gods know the mind of a man. Leo Tolstoy mind may men It seems as though mankind has forgotten the laws of its divine Saviour, Who preached love and forgiveness of injuries—and that men attribute the greatest merit to skill in killing one another. Leo Tolstoy skills law men When Levin thought what he was and what he was living for, he could find no answer to the questions and was reduced to despair; but when he left off questioning himself about it, it seemed as though he knew both what he was and what he was living for, acting and living resolutely and without hesitation. Leo Tolstoy despair acting answers Yes, there is something in me hateful, repulsive," thought Ljewin, as he came away from the Schtscherbazkijs', and walked in the direction of his brother's lodgings. "And I don't get on with other people. Pride, they say. No, I have no pride. If I had any pride, I should not have put myself in such a position". Leo Tolstoy pride brother people Beautiful as seemed mama's face, it became more lovely when she smiled and seemed to enliven everything about her. Leo Tolstoy lovely mom beautiful Lay me down like a stone oh God, and raise me up like a new bread". Leo Tolstoy raises bread stones We should show life neither as it is or as it ought to be, but only as we see it in our dreams. Leo Tolstoy dream inspirational life It is a rude feeling, because it is natural only to people standing on the lowest level of morality, and expecting from other nations such outrages as they themselves are ready to inflict. Leo Tolstoy rude feelings people
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