Leo Tolstoy Quotes
Russian novelist, author of War and Peace and Anna Karenina, often called the greatest novels ever written. Tolstoy's late writings wrestle with faith, love and the meaning of life. Below are 16 of the most loved Leo Tolstoy quotes, chosen from across their works and letters. Tap Copy on any quote to save or share it.
Music is the shorthand of emotion.
Truth, like gold, is to be obtained not by its growth, but by washing away from it all that is not gold.
Seize the moments of happiness, love and be loved! That is the only reality in the world, all else is folly.
We lost because we told ourselves we lost.
Without knowing what I am and why I am here, life is impossible.
Wrong does not cease to be wrong because the majority share in it.
If you want to be happy, be.
Happy families are all alike; every unhappy family is unhappy in its own way.
What a strange illusion it is to suppose that beauty is goodness.
The strongest of all warriors are these two — Time and Patience.
All happy families are alike; each unhappy family is unhappy in its own way.
Love is life. All, everything that I understand, I understand only because I love.
If you look for perfection, you'll never be content.
There is no greatness where there is not simplicity, goodness, and truth.
The sole meaning of life is to serve humanity.
Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself.