War is so unjust and ugly that all who wage it must try to stifle the voice of conscience within themselves. Leo Tolstoy War
An arrogant person considers himself perfect. This is the chief harm of arrogance. It interferes with a person's main task in life - becoming a better person. Leo Tolstoy Life
The greater the state, the more wrong and cruel its patriotism, and the greater is the sum of suffering upon which its power is founded. Leo Tolstoy Power
Faith is the sense of life, that sense by virtue of which man does not destroy himself, but continues to live on. It is the force whereby we live. Leo Tolstoy Faith
To say that a work of art is good, but incomprehensible to the majority of men, is the same as saying of some kind of food that it is very good but that most people can't eat it. Leo Tolstoy Art
All happy families resemble one another, each unhappy family is unhappy in its own way. Leo Tolstoy Family
Our body is a machine for living. It is organized for that, it is its nature. Let life go on in it unhindered and let it defend itself. Leo Tolstoy Nature
The greater the state, the more wrong and cruel its patriotism, and the greater is the sum of suffering upon which its power is founded. Leo Tolstoy Patriotism
If so many men, so many minds, certainly so many hearts, so many kinds of love. Leo Tolstoy Relationship
A man can live and be healthy without killing animals for food; therefore, if he eats meat, he participates in taking animal life merely for the sake of his appetite. Leo Tolstoy Food
One of the first conditions of happiness is that the link between Man and Nature shall not be broken. Leo Tolstoy Nature