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Biography - Leo Tolstoy:

Russian writer.
Born: 1828 - Died: 1910
Period:
20th century
19th century
Place of birth: Russian Federation
Russian Federation

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



Translation

Translation

(German, French)



German
Es gibt keine Größe da, wo es keine Einfachheit, Güte und Wahrheit gibt.

French
Il n'est nulle grandeur là où manquent simplicité, bonté, et vérité.




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The language of truth is simple.





Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.





Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated.





Simplicity is the final achievement. After one has played a vast quantity of notes and more notes, it is simplicity that emerges as the crowning reward of art.





Style is a simple way of saying complicated things.











Quotes for: truth


Quotes

Quotes for: truth


To be able to discern what is true as true and what is false as false — this is the mark and character of intelligence.





Love truth, but pardon error.





Believe those who are seeking the truth; doubt those who find it.





The language of truth is simple.





Truth is the daughter of time, not of authority.





Truth prevails only to the extent that we successfully assert it. The victory of reason can only be the victory of rational people.











Quotes

Quotes for: greatness


The greatness of man lies in his decision to be stronger than his condition.





The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.





All the splendor in the world is not worth a good friend.





The price of greatness is responsibility.





Only the passions, the great passions, can lift the soul to the greatest things.





The greatest people are those who can give hope to others.











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Leo Tolstoy also said...


All the diversity, all the charm, all the beauty of life are made up of light and shade.





Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself.





Human wisdom consists in a knowledge of the order in which it is profitable to know things;





Truth must gain ground without violence.





If you want to be happy, be.





Of all the sciences needful for men, the chief one is the knowledge of how to live, doing as little harm as possible; and of all arts, the most important is that which teaches how to avoid evil, and how to produce good with the least violence.












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