“There is no greatness where there is no simplicity, goodness, and truth.” — Leo Tolstoy · War and Peace, 1869
“I sit on a man's back, choking him and making him carry me, and yet assure myself and others that I am very sorry for him and wish to ease his lot by all possible means — except by getting off his back.” — Leo Tolstoy · What Then Must We Do?, 1886
“All violence consists in some people forcing others, under threat of suffering or death, to do what they do not want to do.” — Leo Tolstoy · The Kingdom of God Is Within You, 1894
“Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself.” — Leo Tolstoy · Three Methods of Reform, 1900
“We shall not cease from exploration, and the end of all our exploring will be to arrive where we started and know the place for the first time.” — T. S. Eliot · Little Gidding, Four Quartets, 1942