Though it is possible to utter words only with the intention to fulfill the will of God, it is very difficult not to think about the impression which they will produce on men and not to form them accordingly. But deeds you can do quite unknown to men, only for God. And such deeds are the greatest joy that a man can experience.
Leo TolstoyAnd all these people lived not by reason of any care they had for themselves, but by the love for them that was in other people.
Leo TolstoyMan must not check his reason by tradition, but, contrariwise, must check tradition by reason.
Leo Tolstoy