The best Quotes by Leo Tolstoi

The best Quotes by Leo Tolstoi

Count Lev Nikolayevich Tolstoy (9 September 1828 - 20 November 1910), usually referred to in English as Leo Tolstoy, was a Russian writer regarded as one of the greatest authors of all time. He received nominations for the Nobel Prize in Literature every year from 1902 to 1906 and for the Nobel Peace Prize in 1901, 1902, and 1909.

The two most powerful warriors are patience and time.
2
The sole meaning of life is to serve humanity.
Art is not a handicraft, it is the transmission of feeling the artist has experienced.
1
I think ... if it is true that there are as many minds as there are heads, then there are as many kinds of love as there are hearts.
2
Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself.
4
There is no greatness where there is no simplicity, goodness and truth.
1

You might like these Quotes aswell

You don't build a great castle just all at once.
Castle: "Do I look like a killer to you?"
Beckett: "Yes. You kill my patience."
Oh, great warrior? Wars not make one great.
11
I was a warrior who dreamed he could bring peace. Sooner or later though, you always have to wake up.
Jake Sully in Avatar -
8
Surely it was a good way to die, in the place of someone else, someone I loved.
36
Time after time after time I do all this shit for other people, and then I wake up and I'm empty. I have nothing.
Tifanny in Silver Linings
17
If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world.
20
I can choose either to be a victim of the world or an adventurer in search of treasure. It's all a question of how I view my life.
14
The only time that we are allowed to look down upon others: when we are offering to help them up.
Pope Francis - August 2023
1
I don't think you're much good, unless you're doing good to someone.
Philippe: "Tell me Driss, why do you think people are interested in art?"
Driss: "I don't know, it's a business?"
Philippe: "No. That's because it's the only thing one leaves behind."
Driss in Intouchables
9
The most beautiful experience we can have is the mysterious. It is the fundamental emotion that stands at the cradle of true art and true science. Whoever does not know it and can no longer wonder, no longer marvel, is as good as dead, and his eyes are dimmed.
8
It is not the strong or the smart that survive, but the ones who can bring about change.
Celestia Ludenberg in Danganronpa
If you don't change with the times, the times are going to change you.
After all, you still need time to just sit there and take a look around.
7
"Oh yes, time flies and before you know it you're old," said Pippi. "Come autumn I'll be ten, and I suppose I'll be past my prime then."
6
It's real, Six. You can't get mad at a real ending. Some of them are ugly. It's the fake happily ever afters that should piss you off.
4
I want you to help them open... because I need you to watch me give you the very last piece of my heart.
4
What other people think of you is none of your business.
24
If you're brave enough to say goodbye, life will reward you with a new hello.
21
This is the true measure of love: When we believe that we alone can love, that no one could ever have loved so before us, and that no one will ever love in the same way after us.
6
There are only two lasting bequests we can hope to give our children. One of these is roots, the other, wings.
5
The Light failed; but the Darkness that followed was more than loss of light.
2
The Elves made many rings; but secretly Sauron made One Ring to rule all the others, and their power was bound up with it.
Whether you come back by page or by the big screen, Hogwarts will always be there to welcome you home.
4
I do believe something very magical can happen when you read a good book.
12
The first time you fall in love, it changes you forever and no matter how hard you try, that feeling just never goes away.
30
Every girl is beautiful. Sometimes it just takes the right guy to see it.
29
She was beautiful, but not like those girls in the magazines. She was beautiful, for the way she thought. She was beautiful, for the sparkle in her eyes when she talked about something she loved. She was beautiful, for her ability to make other people smile, even if she was sad. No, she wasn't beautiful for something as temporary as her looks. She was beautiful, deep down to her soul.
20
The loneliest moment in someone’s life is when they are watching their whole world fall apart, and all they can do is stare blankly.
14
Hope is like a shard of glass. Tread on it, and you'll end up wincing with every step. The best policy is to tweezer it out. Sure, it will hurt like billy-o and the wound will take a while to heal, but after that you can walk again.
28
"Lost something?"
"Yes, my mind."
The dead are dead, and talking won't bring them back to life.
1
"It's no use fretting for what you can't get," croaked the raven. "Does being angry make any difference? Be sensible! What can you do about it?"
1
One candidate is too old and mentally unfit to be president. The other one is me.
Joe Biden - März 2024

Related pages to Leo Tolstoi

Beautiful Quotes by Writers & PoetsWriters & PoetsThe best Quotes about Patience and EndurancePatience & EnduranceQuotes and Sayings about WarriorsWarriorsQuotes about Giving and SelflessnessSelflessnessThe best Wise Sayings to live byWise SayingsInspiring Quotes about Helping othersHelpingQuotes and Sayings about ArtArtThe best Quotes from Anna KareninaAnna KareninaQuotes and Sayings about ChangeChangeThe best Quotes by Astrid LindgrenAstrid Lindgren