All, everything that I understand, I understand only because I love.

Quote by Leo Tolstoy

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The chief difference between words and deeds is that words are always intended for men...

The chief difference between words and deeds is that words are always intended for men...

War is so unjust and ugly that all who wage it must try to stifle...

War is so unjust and ugly that all who wage it must try to stifle...

We must not only cease our present desire for the growth of the state, but...

We must not only cease our present desire for the growth of the state, but...

Music is the shorthand of emotion.

Music is the shorthand of emotion.

All happy families resemble one another, each unhappy family is unhappy in its own way.

All happy families resemble one another, each unhappy family is unhappy in its own way.

One of the first conditions of happiness is that the link between Man and Nature...

One of the first conditions of happiness is that the link between Man and Nature...

We lost because we told ourselves we lost.

We lost because we told ourselves we lost.

If there existed no external means for dimming their consciences, one-half of the men would...

If there existed no external means for dimming their consciences, one-half of the men would...

Historians are like deaf people who go on answering questions that no one has asked...

Historians are like deaf people who go on answering questions that no one has asked...

Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself

Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself

The greater the state, the more wrong and cruel its patriotism, and the greater is...

The greater the state, the more wrong and cruel its patriotism, and the greater is...

In the name of God, stop a moment, cease your work, look around you.

In the name of God, stop a moment, cease your work, look around you.

Boredom: the desire for desires.

Boredom: the desire for desires.

Without knowing what I am and why I am here, life is impossible.

Without knowing what I am and why I am here, life is impossible.

True life is lived when tiny changes occur.

True life is lived when tiny changes occur.

Love is life. All, everything that I understand, I understand only because I love. Everything...

Love is life. All, everything that I understand, I understand only because I love. Everything...

Let us forgive each other - only then will we live in peace.

Let us forgive each other - only then will we live in peace.

The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong.

The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong.

Do more than belong: participate. Do more than care: help. Do more than believe: practice....

Do more than belong: participate. Do more than care: help. Do more than believe: practice....

Forgiving is love's toughest work, and love's biggest risk. If you twist it into something...

Forgiving is love's toughest work, and love's biggest risk. If you twist it into something...