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

Quote by Leo Tolstoy

Topics: Action Quotes, Free Thinking Quotes

What a strange illusion it is to suppose that beauty is goodness.

What a strange illusion it is to suppose that beauty is goodness.

We lost because we told ourselves we lost.

We lost because we told ourselves we lost.

Music is the shorthand of emotion.

Music is the shorthand of emotion.

Our body is a machine for living. It is organized for that, it is its...

Our body is a machine for living. It is organized for that, it is its...

He never chooses an opinion; he just wears whatever happens to be in style.

He never chooses an opinion; he just wears whatever happens to be in style.

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...

There is no greatness where there is no simplicity, goodness and truth.

There is no greatness where there is no simplicity, goodness and truth.

War on the other hand is such a terrible thing, that no man, especially a...

War on the other hand is such a terrible thing, that no man, especially a...

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

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

Happy families are all alike; every unhappy family is unhappy in its own way

Happy families are all alike; every unhappy family is unhappy in its own way

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...

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...

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.

True life is lived when tiny changes occur.

True life is lived when tiny changes occur.

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.

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...

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...

Boredom: the desire for desires.

Boredom: the desire for desires.

A man can live and be healthy without killing animals for food; therefore, if he...

A man can live and be healthy without killing animals for food; therefore, if he...

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.