“Man cannot possess anything as long as he fears death. But to him who does not fear it, everything belongs. If there was no suffering, man would not know his limits, would not know himself.”
Quote by Leo Tolstoy
Work
War and Peace: Translated by Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky
This translation of Leo Tolstoy's seminal work offers a detailed portrayal of the political and social upheaval during the early 19th century in Russia. more
Author
Leo Tolstoy
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
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