Home / Quotes / Quote by Leo Tolstoy

Quote by Leo Tolstoy

“History, that is to say, the unconscious, universal life of humanity, in the aggregate, every moment profits by the life of kings for itself, as an instrument for the accomplishment of its own ends.”

Quote by Leo Tolstoy

Book:War and Peace Vol. 3 & 4

Work

War and Peace Vol. 3 & 4

In this concluding section of the epic novel, Tolstoy portrays the complex social and political landscape of Russia during a pivotal period. The narrative encompasses a wide array of characters, each with their own personal struggles and triumphs, as they navigate the tumultuous times following the Napoleonic Wars. more

Author

Leo Tolstoy was a Russian writer and thinker, a prominent representative of 19th-century Russian literature. His works deeply revealed social contradictions and human nature, and had a profound impact on the world. more

You May Also Like

“I think the world is filled with so much hype and PR bull. Frankly, it all comes out in the end. Good or bad, I'd rather just let our accomplishments really speak for themselves.”

Thinking World Ends Speak Filled Accomplishment End Of The World Bulls Hype

Author:Bill Ford

“A home with a loving and loyal husband and wife is the supreme setting in which children can be reared in love and righteousness and in which the spiritual and physical needs of children can be met.”

Needs Children Home Spiritual Family Wife Mets Husband My Wife Supreme Setting Settings Righteousness Loyal Husband And Wife Husband Wife Wives Love Loving My Family Loving Wife

Author:David A. Bednar

“I'm pretty much a good Catholic girl at heart and I believe in family. I also have a basic belief that God takes care of me. I believe in prayer, even though I'm not that religious. I just have that foundation from my family. I mean when you think that you're just a human being and one of God's creatures, you can't take anything that seriously.”

“We love to be with our family and friends and I can tell you that lots of eating will be involved.”

I Can Family Involved Eating Our Family Family And Friends Ice Cream Family Love

Author:Julia Barr

“If I had no family, my wife and I would lead a much more romantic and nomadic existence.”

Ifs Leadership Existence Family Wife My Wife Nomadic

Author:David McCallum

“When I remember my family, I always remember their backs. They were always indignantly leaving places.”

Remember Family My Family Leaving

Author:John Cheever

“Once I got married and had kids, I moved away from romantic roles, because it seemed wrong to have my 3-year-old wondering why Daddy was kissing someone else.”

Years Kids Wonder Family Roles Kissing Married Moved Daddy Kissing Someone

Author:Chevy Chase

“Mad; adj. Affected with a high degree of intellectual independence; not conforming to standards of thought, speech, and action derived by the conformants from study of themselves; at odds with the majority; in short, unusual. It is noteworthy that persons are pronounced mad by officials destitute of evidence that they themselves are sane.”

Source: The Devil's Dictionary: Easyread Large Bold Edition

“The great thing about being the only species that makes a distinction between right and wrong is that we can make up the rules for ourselves as we go along.”

Crazy Mad Species Great Things Distinction

Book:Last Chance To See

Source: Last Chance To See

“The logic of a madman is a sane man's confusion.”

Men Logic Confusion Frustration Sane Confusing Madmen

Author:Joe R. Lansdale