If every man could act as he chose, the whole of history would be a tissue of disconnected accidents.
Leo TolstoyHer face was brilliant and glowing; but this glow was not one of brightness; it suggested the fearful glow of a conflagration in the midst of a dark night.
Leo TolstoyDo not be sad about what you do not have. Instead, be happy about what you do have. If you will be sad about what you don't have, you will not be happy about what you do have.
Leo TolstoyThere can be only one permanent revolution- a moral one: the regeneration of the inner man.
Leo Tolstoy