Leo Tolstoy quotes, with sources

Russian novelist and moral philosopher, author of War and Peace Here are 4 short quotes by Leo Tolstoy (1828–1910), each with the work it comes from, drawn from 4 sources.

And yet in our world everybody thinks of changing humanity, and nobody thinks of changing himself.

"Three Methods of Reform" in Pamphlets: Translated from the Russian (trans. Aylmer Maude) (1900)

There is only one time that is important -- Now!

Three Questions, Closing lines

I have learnt that all men live not by care for themselves but by love.

What Men Live By, Ch. XII

If we’re alive we shall find something to eat.

What Men Live By, Ch. IV

Sources

"Three Methods of Reform" in Pamphlets: Translated from the Russian (trans. Aylmer Maude) (1900)
Three Questions, Closing lines
What Men Live By, Ch. IV
What Men Live By, Ch. XII

Themes

Change Focus Love Connection Resilience Hope

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