Quote of Leo Tolstoy - Of all the sciences needful for...
Biography - Leo Tolstoy:
Russian writer.
Born: 1828 - Died: 1910
Period:
20th century
19th century
Place of birth: Russian Federation
Born: 1828 - Died: 1910
Period:
20th century
19th century
Place of birth: Russian Federation
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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(French)
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Quotes for: to live
To live without philosophizing is properly to have one's eyes closed and never attempt to open them.
A person who thinks all the time has nothing to think about except thoughts. So he loses touch with reality, and lives in a world of illusion.
Quotes for: to know
Mistakes are, after all, the foundations of truth, and if a man does not know what a thing is, it is at least an increase in knowledge if he knows what it is not.
The saddest aspect of life right now is that science gathers knowledge faster than society gathers wisdom.
Quotes for: good
Delve within; within is the fountain of good, and it is always ready to bubble up, if you always delve.
Quotes for: evil
The world is in greater peril from those who tolerate or encourage evil than from those who actually commit it.
The evil that is in the world almost always comes of ignorance, and good intentions may do as much harm as malevolence if they lack understanding.
Leo Tolstoy also said...
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