Quotes for English Learners
Quotes by
Leo Tolstoy
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Leo Tolstoy
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Leo Tolstoy :
Amazing delusion It is amazing how complete is the delusion that beauty is goodness.
Leo Tolstoy |
beauty
Be happy If you want to be happy, be.
Leo Tolstoy |
happiness
Changing the world Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself.
Leo Tolstoy |
change
Families are alike All happy families are alike; each unhappy family is unhappy in its own way.
Leo Tolstoy |
family
Incomprehensible work of art 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 |
art
Killing animals for food A man can live and be healthy without killing animals for food; therefore, if he eats meat, he participates in taking animal life merely for the sake of his appetite.
Leo Tolstoy |
food
Respect and love Respect was invented to cover the empty place where love should be.
Leo Tolstoy |
respect
The highest degree of wisdom We can know only that we know nothing. And that is the highest degree of human wisdom.
Leo Tolstoy |
wisdom
The strongest warriors The strongest of all warriors are these two: Time and Patience.
Leo Tolstoy |
patience
Tiny changes True life is lived when tiny changes occur.
Leo Tolstoy |
change
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