11 Words of Wisdom by Leo Tolstoy

Leo Tolstoy is widely considered, as one of the greatest authors in human history. Celebrated for novels, such as War & Peace, Anna Karenina, The Cossacks and others, Tolstoy was born in Russia, in 1828 and enjoyed success as a writer, from his twenties. The novelist\’s writings are considered classics, and throughout his pages and years of life, we found 11 quotes that highlight his wise mind and way of thinking. Additions are welcomed.

 

1. The two most powerful warriors are patience and time.

2. Pay bad people with your goodness; fight their hatred with you kindness. Even if you do not achieve victory over other people, you will conquer yourself.

 

3. There is something in the human spirit that will survive and prevail, there is a tiny and brilliant light burning in the heart of man that will not go out no matter how dark the world becomes.

4. One can live magnificently in this world if one knows how to work and how to love.

5. Life could be limitless joy, if we would only take it for what it is, in the way it is given to us.

6. Just as one candle lights another and can light thousands of other candles, so one heart illuminates another heart and can illuminate thousands of other hearts.

7. If you look for perfection, you’ll never be content.

8. Happiness does not depend on outward things, but on the way we see them.

9. A truly wise man is always joyful.

10. Truth, like gold, is to be obtained not by its growth, but by washing away from it all that is not gold.

11. The sole meaning of life is to serve humanity.