“I was shy by nature, and rendered worse in that respect by a consciousness of my own ugliness. I am certain that nothing so much influences the development of a man as his exterior—though the exterior itself less than his belief in its plainness or beauty.”
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
“Emptiness is a scary place for the mind. It loses power when it is emptied.”
“Never hide even the tiniest of your achievements. Whatever they are they still define you.”
“What right had she to dream the dreams of loveliness?”
“Don’t dim your light because others think it’s too bright.”
“Do the best, give the best and leave the rest to run after you!”
“The genuity of isemotive is the inability to gain acquaintance for once pride”