Lev Tolstoy
Russia
9 Sep 1828 // 20 Nov 1910
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9 Sep 1828 // 20 Nov 1910
Writer
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A man can live and be healthy without killing animals for food; therefore, if he eats meat, he participates in taking animal life merely for the sake of his appetite
Happy families are all alike; every unhappy family is unhappy in its own way
Faith is the force of life
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On Anger: "For every minute you remain angry, you give up sixty seconds of peace of mind."
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On Destiny: "Our destiny exercises its influence over us even when, as yet, we have not learned its nature: it is our future that lays down the law of our today."
Human, All Too Human
Human, All Too Human
On Friendship: "A crowd is not company; and faces are but a gallery of pictures; and talk but a tinkling cymbal, where there is no love."
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