With one hand I take thousands of rubles from the poor, and with the other I hand back a few kopecks.
Leo TolstoyWhere did I get it from? Was it by reason that I attained to the knowledge that I must love my neighbour and not throttle him? They told me so when I was a child, and I gladly believed it, because they told me what was already in my soul. But who discovered it? Not reason! Reason has discovered the struggle for existence and the law that I must throttle all those who hinder the satisfaction of my desires. That is the deduction reason makes. But the law of loving others could not be discovered by reason, because it is unreasonable.
Leo TolstoyGreat works of art are only great because they are accessible and comprehensible to everyone.
Leo TolstoyThe antagonism between life and conscience may be removed in two ways: by a change of life or by a change of conscience.
Leo Tolstoy