In all history there is no war which was not hatched by the governments, the governments alone, independent of the interests of the people, to whom war is always pernicious even when successful.

Quote by Leo Tolstoy

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The changes in our life must come from the impossibility to live otherwise than according...

The changes in our life must come from the impossibility to live otherwise than according...

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

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

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...

He felt now that he was not simply close to her, but that he did...

He felt now that he was not simply close to her, but that he did...

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...

Nietzsche was stupid and abnormal.

Nietzsche was stupid and abnormal.

True life is lived when tiny changes occur.

True life is lived when tiny changes occur.

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

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

We lost because we told ourselves we lost.

We lost because we told ourselves we lost.

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.

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...

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...

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...

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...

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

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

To say that a work of art is good, but incomprehensible to the majority of...

To say that a work of art is good, but incomprehensible to the majority of...

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...

God may not play dice but he enjoys a good round of Trivial Pursuit every...

God may not play dice but he enjoys a good round of Trivial Pursuit every...

I don't know if I believe in God just as much as I don't know...

I don't know if I believe in God just as much as I don't know...