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Quote by Leo Tolstoy

“Go take the mother's soul, and learn three truths: Learn What dwells in man, What is not given to man , and What men live by . When thou hast learnt these things, thou shalt return to heaven.”

Book:What Men Live By

Work

What Men Live By

This book delves into profound questions about the human condition, examining themes of purpose, struggle, and the search for meaning in life. 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

“Only the truth and its expression can establish that new public opinion which will reform the ancient obsolete and pernicious order of life; and yet we not only do not express the truth we know, but often even distinctly give expression to what we ourselves regard as false. If only free men would not rely on that which has no power, and is always fettered upon external aids; but would trust in that which is always powerful and free the truth and its expression!”

Ifs Knows Men Giving Order Powerful Opinion Expression Regard Ancient Aids Reform Rely Public Opinion Obsolete Free Man Pernicious

Book:Essays, letters, misc. (General articles ; Famine articles ; The Dukhobors)

Source: Essays, letters, misc. (General articles ; Famine articles ; The Dukhobors)

“When an individual passes from one period of life to another a time comes when he cannot go on in senseless activity and excitement as before, but has to understand that although he has out-grown what before used to direct him, this does not mean that he must live without any reasonable guidance, but rather that he must formulate for himself an understanding of life corresponding to his age, and having elucidated it must be guided by it. And in the same way a similar time must come in the growth and development of humanity.”

Way Mean Doe Age Used Humanity Individual Understanding Growth Goes On Development Periods Activity Direct Guidance Excitement Reasonable Corresponding

Book:The Spiritual Works of Leo Tolstoy: A Confession, The Kingdom of God is Within You, What I Believe, Christianity and Patriotism, Reason and Religion, The Gospel in Brief and more: Lessons on What it Means to be a True Christian From the Greatest Russian Novelists and Author of War and Peace & Anna Karenina (Including Letter to a Kind YouthandCorrespondences with Gandhi)

Source: The Spiritual Works of Leo Tolstoy: A Confession, The Kingdom of God is Within You, What I Believe, Christianity and Patriotism, Reason and Religion, The Gospel in Brief and more: Lessons on What it Means to be a True Christian From the Greatest Russian Novelists and Author of War and Peace & Anna Karenina (Including Letter to a Kind YouthandCorrespondences with Gandhi)

“Genuine religion is not about speculating about God or the soul or about what happened in the past or will happen in the future; it cares only about one thing finding out exactly what should or should not be done in this lifetime.”

Should Soul Done Happens Care Past Happened One Thing Findings Lifetime Genuine

Author:Leo Tolstoy

“Wealth is a great sin in the eyes of God. Poverty is a great sin in the eyes of man.”

Men Eye Wealth Sin Poverty

Author:Leo Tolstoy

“Wealth brings a heavy purse; poverty, a light spirit.”

Light Spirit Wealth Poverty Heavy Purses

Author:Leo Tolstoy

“The compassionate are not rich; therefore, the rich are not compassionate.”

Rich Compassionate

Author:Leo Tolstoy