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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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.

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.

Music is the shorthand of emotion.

Music is the shorthand of emotion.

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...

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.

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.

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...

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...

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...

True life is lived when tiny changes occur.

True life is lived when tiny changes occur.

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.

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

I sit on a man's back, choking him and making him carry me, and yet...

I sit on a man's back, choking him and making him carry me, and yet...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...