I must write each day without fail, not so much for the success of the work, as in order not to get out of my routine.
Leo TolstoyIt boils down to this: we should have done with humbug, and let war be war, and not a game ... If there were none of this magnanimity business in warfare, we should never go to war, except for something worth facing certain death for.
Leo TolstoyThe best thoughts most often come in the morning after waking, while still in bed or while walking.
Leo TolstoyEvery lie is a poison; there are no harmless lies. Only the truth is safe. Only the truth gives me consolation - it is the one unbreakable diamond.
Leo Tolstoy