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A Calendar of Wisdom: Daily Thoughts to Nourish the Soul, Written and Se

Book by Leo Tolstoy · 3 quotes · Inspirational, Ifs, People

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A Calendar of Wisdom: Daily Thoughts to Nourish the Soul, Written and Se Quotes

“If you do not know your place in the world and the meaning of your life, you should know there is something to blame; and it is not the social system, or your intellect, but the way in which you have directed your intellect.”

“We live in this world like a child who enters a room where a clever person is speaking. The child did not hear the beginning of the speech, and he leaves before the end; and there are certain things which he hears but does not understand”

“Just imagine that the purpose of life is happinesss only- then life becomes a cruel and senseless thing.You have to embrace what the wisdom of humanity,your intellect and your heart tell you: that the meaning of life is to serve the force that sent you into the world.Then life becomes a joy”