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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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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Boredom: the desire for desires.

Boredom: the desire for desires.

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

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

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...

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...

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.

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.

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

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

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...

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.

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...

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...

He trusted in the Lord God of Israel; so that after him was none like...

He trusted in the Lord God of Israel; so that after him was none like...

God be merciful unto us, and bless us; and cause his face to shine upon...

God be merciful unto us, and bless us; and cause his face to shine upon...

The God who gave us life gave us liberty at the same time; the hand...

The God who gave us life gave us liberty at the same time; the hand...