Changing the worldEveryone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself
By: Leo Tolstoy 
In historical events great menIn historical events great men -- so-called -- are but labels serving to give a name to the event, and like labels they have the least possible connexion with the event itself.
By: Leo Tolstoy 
I loveEverything that I understand, I understand only because I love
By: Leo Tolstoy 
Happy familiesHappy families are all alike... every unhappy family is unhappy in its own way...
By: Leo Tolstoy 
Beauty is goodnessWhat a strange illusion it is to suppose that beauty is goodness
By: Leo Tolstoy 
HistoriansHistorians are like deaf people who go on answering questions that no one has asked them.
By: Leo Tolstoy 
NietzscheNietzsche was stupid and abnormal
By: Leo Tolstoy 