Famous Leo Tolstoy Quotes

  • The antagonism between life and conscience may be removed in two ways: by a change of life or by a change of conscience. – Leo Tolstoy

    The antagonism between life and conscience may be removed in two ways: by a change of life or by a change of conscience.– Leo Tolstoy

  • If you look for perfection, you’ll never be content. – Leo Tolstoy

    If you look for perfection, you’ll never be content.– Leo Tolstoy

  • Friends we shall never be, you know that yourself. Whether we shall be the happiest or the wretchedest of people–that’s in your hands. – Leo Tolstoy

    Friends we shall never be, you know that yourself. Whether we shall be the happiest or the wretchedest of people–that’s in your hands.– Leo Tolstoy

  • All the variety, all the charm, all the beauty of life is made up of light and shadow. – Leo Tolstoy

    All the variety, all the charm, all the beauty of life is made up of light and shadow.– Leo Tolstoy

  • Love does not exist. There exists the physical need for intercourse, and the rational need for a mate in life. – Leo Tolstoy

    Love does not exist. There exists the physical need for intercourse, and the rational need for a mate in life.– Leo Tolstoy

  • While I doubted, I had hope; but now there is no hope left and all the same I doubt everything. – Leo Tolstoy

    While I doubted, I had hope; but now there is no hope left and all the same I doubt everything.– Leo Tolstoy

  • If a man aspires to a righteous life, his first act of abstinence if from injury to animals. – Leo Tolstoy

    If a man aspires to a righteous life, his first act of abstinence if from injury to animals.– Leo Tolstoy

  • Happiness is pleasure without regret – Leo Tolstoy

    Happiness is pleasure without regret– Leo Tolstoy

  • I assure you that I sleep anywhere, and always like a dormouse. – Leo Tolstoy

    I assure you that I sleep anywhere, and always like a dormouse.– Leo Tolstoy

  • everything comes in time to him who knows how to wait . . . there is nothing stronger than these two: patience and time, they will do it all. – Leo Tolstoy

    everything comes in time to him who knows how to wait . . . there is nothing stronger than these two: patience and time, they will do it all.– Leo Tolstoy