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Leo Tolstoy Quotes

Biography: Leo Tolstoy is renowned for his classic novels "War and Peace" and "An... more Biography: Leo Tolstoy is renowned for his classic novels "War and Peace" and "Anna Karenina." Born in 1828 in Russia, Tolstoy was an influential writer, philosopher, and social reformer. His works explore themes of morality, religion, and society, cementing his place as a literary giant of the 19th century. less
"What a strange illusion it is to suppose that beauty is goodness."
Tags: Philosophy, Perception, Morality, Beauty, Illusion
"We can know only one thing: that we know nothing. And that is the highest degree of human wisdom."
Tags: Philosophy, Wisdom, Self-awareness, Knowledge, Introspection
"All the variety, all the charm, all the beauty of life is made up of light and shadow."
Tags: Inspiration, Philosophy, Life, Nature, Beauty
"When you love someone, you love the person as they are, and not as you'd like them to be."
Tags: Love, Relationships, Authenticity, Understanding, Compassion
"The best stories don't come from "good versus bad" but "bad versus worse."
Tags: Ethics, Conflict, Storytelling, Realism, Character development
"A man is like a fraction whose numerator is what he is and whose denominator is what he thinks of himself"
Tags: Philosophy, Wisdom, Identity, Introspection, Self-worth
"To love life is to love God"
Tags: Inspiration, Philosophy, Love, Life, Spirituality
"If you want to be happy, be"
Tags: Personal growth, Mindfulness, Happiness, Inner peace, Contentment
"Happiness does not depend on outward things, but on the way we see them"
Tags: Mindset, Perspective, Happiness, Inner peace, Optimism
"Wrong does not cease to be wrong because the majority share in it"
Tags: Individuality, Truth, Ethics, Morality, Justice
"There are no conditions to which a person cannot grow accustomed, especially if he sees that everyone around him lives in the same way"
Tags: Resilience, Human nature, Psychology, Society, Community
"We can know only that we know nothing And that is the highest degree of human wisdom"
Tags: Philosophy, Wisdom, Self-awareness, Knowledge, Ignorance
"What counts in making a happy marriage is not so much how compatible you are but how you deal with incompatibility"
Tags: Love, Happiness, Understanding, Communication, Commitment
"The only thing that we know is that we know nothing and that is the highest flight of human wisdom"
Tags: Philosophy, Wisdom, Self-awareness, Self-discovery, Knowledge
"True life is lived when tiny changes occur"
Tags: Self-improvement, Mindfulness, Life, Growth, Personal development
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