Quotes by Leo Tolstoy

Pierre was right when he said that one must believe in the possibility of happiness in order to be happy, and I now believe in it. Let the dead bury the dead, but while Im alive, I must live and be happy.

If we admit that human life can be ruled by reason, then all possibility of life is destroyed.

The best stories dont come from good vs. bad but good vs. good.

There are no conditions to which a person cannot grow accustomed, especially if he sees that everyone around him lives in the same way.

Life did not stop, and one had to live.

And you know, theres less charm in life when you think about death--but its more peaceful.

Only people who are capable of loving strongly can also suffer great sorrow, but this same necessity of loving serves to counteract their grief and heals them.

If you want to be happy, be.

Seize the moments of happiness, love and be loved! That is the only reality in the world, all else is folly. It is the one thing we are interested in here.

Man cannot possess anything as long as he fears death. But to him who does not fear it, everything belongs. If there was no suffering, man would not know his limits, would not know himself.

Without knowledge of what I am and why I am here, it is impossible to live, and since I cannot know that, I cannot live either. In an infinity of time, in an infinity of matter, and an infinity of space a bubble-organism emerges while will exist for a little time and then burst, and that bubble am I.

I wanted movement and not a calm course of existence. I wanted excitement and the chance to sacrifice myself for my love. I felt it in myself a superabundance of energy which found no outlet in our quiet life.

One must try to make ones life as pleasant as possible. Im alive and its not my fault, which means I must somehow go on living the best I can, without bothering anybody, until I die.But what makes you live? With such thoughts, youll sit without moving, without undertaking anything...Life wont leave one alone as it is.

...suffering and freedom have their limits...those limits are very near together.

Wrong does not cease to be wrong because the majority share in it.

Boredom: the desire for desires.

Muhammad has always been standing higher than the Christianity. He does not consider god as a human being and never makes himself equal to God. Muslims worship nothing except God and Muhammad is his Messenger. There is no any mystery and secret in it.

There is no greatness where there is not simplicity, goodness, and truth.

To tell the truth is very difficult, and young people are rarely capable of it.

And where love ends, hate begins