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Quotes by Leo Tolstoy
Leo Tolstoy, the renowned Russian author born on September 9, 1828, is celebrated for his profound contributions to literature, particularly through masterpieces like "War and Peace" and "Anna Karenina." A complex figure, Tolstoy was not only a literary genius but also a moral philosopher who explored themes of love, faith, and the human condition. His later years were marked by a spiritual awakening, driving him to advocate for nonviolent resistance and social reform. Tolstoy's legacy endures, inspiring generations to seek truth and meaning in their lives.
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"Art is not a handicraft, it is the transmission of feeling the artist has experienced."
Leo Tolstoy"To say that a work of art is good, but incomprehensible to the majority of men, is the same as saying of some kind of food that it is very good but that most people can't eat it."
Leo Tolstoy
"One of the first conditions of happiness is that the link between Man and Nature shall not be broken."
Leo Tolstoy
"The greater the state, the more wrong and cruel its patriotism, and the greater is the sum of suffering upon which its power is founded."
Leo Tolstoy"Truth, like gold, is to be obtained not by its growth, but by washing away from it all that is not gold."
Leo Tolstoy
"All violence consists in some people forcing others, under threat of suffering or death, to do what they do not want to do."
Leo Tolstoy