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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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...

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...

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

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.

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

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

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.

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

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

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...

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

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

Boredom: the desire for desires.

Boredom: the desire for desires.

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...

True life is lived when tiny changes occur.

True life is lived when tiny changes occur.

Nietzsche was stupid and abnormal.

Nietzsche was stupid and abnormal.

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...

Man lives consciously for himself, but is an unconscious instrument in the attainment of the...

Man lives consciously for himself, but is an unconscious instrument in the attainment of the...

Music is the shorthand of emotion.

Music is the shorthand of emotion.

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...

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...

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...

We lost because we told ourselves we lost.

We lost because we told ourselves we lost.