Leo Tolstoy

"Man can endure unbearable sorrow if he can create."

"The diversity of minds is beautiful and infinite."

"One of the first conditions for a happy life is that it should be a full life."

"Nature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished."

"Every heart has its own anguish."

"Talent is a flame; responsibility is its keeper."

"The human spirit breaks in solitude more than anywhere else."

"Belief is a moral act for which the believer is to be held responsible."

"Do not say things. What you are stands over you the while, and thunders so that I cannot hear what you say to the contrary."

"The most important actions are often the ones that will take us years to fully understand."

"When you understand that nothing is lacking, the whole world belongs to you."

"Intellectual work is for those who want to produce; physical work is for those who have produced."

"People who read are people who dream."

"The teacher's task is not to implant facts but to place the subject to be learned clearly before the pupil's mind."

"A room without books is like a body without a soul."

"Creativity thrives when fear dies."

"The greatest truth is also the simplest thing."

"Measure your wealth not by money but by meaningful relationships."

"The struggle between good and evil runs through the heart of every man."

"Love is the bridge between two souls."

"Art is not a pleasure, but a condition of life."

"By cultivating inner peace, we cultivate the peace of the world."

"A man can live and be healthy without killing animals for food."

"The past and future exist only in the mind. Reality is always in the present."

"Strength comes not from what you have, but from what you overcome."

"Every person has the ability to change the lives of others."

"Music gives a soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination, and life to everything."

"Adventure is worthwhile."

"The power of imagination makes us infinite."

"Families are built on understanding and forgiveness."