Wisdom Quote by Leo Tolstoy — Inspiring Words on Life, Love & Wisdom

“At the time we were all convinced that we had to speak, write,and publish as quickly as possible and as much as possible and that this was necessary for the good of mankind. Thousands of us published and wrote in an effort to teach others, all the while disclaiming and abusing one another. Without taking note of the fact that we knew nothing, that we did not know the answer to the simplest question of life, the question of what is right and what is wrong, we all went on talking without listening to one another.”

“We lost because we told ourselves we lost.”

“The two most powerful warriors are patience and time.”

“It is amazing how complete is the delusion that beauty is goodness.”

“No one can attain to truth by himself. Only by laying stone on stone with the cooperation of all, by the millions of generations from our forefather Adam to our own times, is that temple reared which is to be a worthy dwelling place of the Great God.”

“Seize the moments of happiness, love and be loved! That is the only reality in the world, all else is folly. It is the one thing we are interested in here.”

“Everyone has a plan until they get punched in the mouth.”

“Some languages shape conversations. Others shape history.”

“Life’s lessons arrive disguised as challenges, but each one is a quiet conversation with the universe—reminding you that wisdom isn’t something you find, it’s something you become.”

“I learned since then, and paid a price to learn, it that them as laid claim to great wisdom most often got nothing in their store but bare scrapings. And by the same token, them as think they're ignorant think it because they can see the edges of what they know, which you can only see when what you know is tall enough to stand on, and take a look around.”

“Happiness is not a matter of intensity but of balance, order, rhythm and harmony.”

“Go slowly, so that you do not bite your tail by accident.”