Leo Tolstoy

Perhaps it is even more important to know what one should not think about than what one should think about.

Leo Tolstoy

Perhaps it’s because I appreciate all I have so much that I don’t worry about what I haven’t got.

Leo Tolstoy

Power is a word the meaning of which we do not understand.

Leo Tolstoy

Pure and complete sorrow is about as impossible as pure and complete joy.

Leo Tolstoy

Seize the moments of happiness, love and be loved! That is the only reality in the world, all else is folly.

Leo Tolstoy

Some mathematician, I believe, has said that true pleasure lies not in the discovery of truth, but in the search for it.

Leo Tolstoy

The best thoughts most often come in the morning after waking, while still in bed or while walking.

Leo Tolstoy

The great tragedy of atheists is that they walk through this world and have no one to thank.

Leo Tolstoy

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

The kinder and more intelligent a person is, the more kindness he can find in other people. Kindness enriches our life; with kindness mysterious things become clear, difficult things become easy and dull things become cheerful.

Leo Tolstoy