He had heard that women often love plain ordinary men, but he did not believe it, because he judged by himself and he could only love beautiful mysterious exceptional women.

Quote by Leo Nikolaevich Tolstoy

Topics: Women Quotes

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...

What a strange illusion it is to suppose that beauty is goodness! A beautiful woman...

What a strange illusion it is to suppose that beauty is goodness! A beautiful woman...

If you are content with the old world, try to preserve it, it is very...

If you are content with the old world, try to preserve it, it is very...

The religious superstition is encouraged by means of the institution of churches, processions, monuments, festivities....The...

The religious superstition is encouraged by means of the institution of churches, processions, monuments, festivities....The...

The educated minority, although no longer believing in the existing religious teaching, still pretend to...

The educated minority, although no longer believing in the existing religious teaching, still pretend to...

Christianity, with its doctrine of humility, of forgiveness, of love, is incompatible with the state,...

Christianity, with its doctrine of humility, of forgiveness, of love, is incompatible with the state,...

The more is given the less people will work for themselves, and the less they...

The more is given the less people will work for themselves, and the less they...

The teaching of the church, theoretically astute, is a lie in practice and a compound...

The teaching of the church, theoretically astute, is a lie in practice and a compound...

Boredom: the desire for desires

Boredom: the desire for desires

There is no greatness where there is not simplicity, goodness, and truth

There is no greatness where there is not simplicity, goodness, and truth

Music is the shorthand of emotion.

Music is the shorthand of emotion.

The essence of all slavery consists in taking the product of another's labor by force....

The essence of all slavery consists in taking the product of another's labor by force....

Faith is the force of life.

Faith is the force of life.

Joy can be real only if people look upon their life as a service, and...

Joy can be real only if people look upon their life as a service, and...

All violence consists in some people forcing others, under threat of suffering or death, to...

All violence consists in some people forcing others, under threat of suffering or death, to...

If a man earnestly seeks a righteous life, his first act of abstinence is from...

If a man earnestly seeks a righteous life, his first act of abstinence is from...

It is amazing how complete is the delusion that beauty is goodness.

It is amazing how complete is the delusion that beauty is goodness.

I wanted to convince you that you must learn to make every act count, since...

I wanted to convince you that you must learn to make every act count, since...

Beauty without expression is boring.

Beauty without expression is boring.

Beauty is also to be found in a day's work.

Beauty is also to be found in a day's work.

It is a common delusion that you make things better by talking about them.

It is a common delusion that you make things better by talking about them.

Goodness speaks in a whisper, evil shouts

Goodness speaks in a whisper, evil shouts