Both salvation and punishment for man lie in the fact that if he lives wrongly he can befog himself so as not to see the misery of his position.
Leo TolstoyThe most mentally deranged people are certainly those who see in others indications of insanity they do not notice in themselves.
Leo TolstoyHe felt that he was himself and did not wish to be anyone else. He only wished now to be better than he had been formerly
Leo TolstoyIf there was a reason why he preferred the liberal tendency to the conservative one (also held to by many of his circle), it was not because he found the liberal tendency more sensible, but it more closely suited his manner of life.
Leo Tolstoy