To say that a work of art is good, but incomprehensible to the majority of men, is the same as saying of some kind of food that it is very good but that most people can't eat it.

Quote by Leo Tolstoy

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In all history there is no war which was not hatched by the governments, the...

In all history there is no war which was not hatched by the governments, the...

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

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

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

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.

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...

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...

We lost because we told ourselves we lost.

We lost because we told ourselves we lost.

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

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

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.

Music is the shorthand of emotion.

Music is the shorthand of emotion.

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

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...

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...

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...

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...

Boredom: the desire for desires.

Boredom: the desire for desires.

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...

Stand straight, walk proud, have a little faith

Stand straight, walk proud, have a little faith

God grant that not only the love of liberty but a thorough knowledge of the...

God grant that not only the love of liberty but a thorough knowledge of the...