September 9: Remembering Leo Tolstoy
Leo Tolstoy, the Russian author who wrote “War and Peace,” “Anna Karenina,” and many other celebrated works, was born on September 9, 1828. Take a moment to appreciate his artful writing.
Leo Tolstoy, author (September 9, 1828–November 20, 1910)
“All we can know is that we know nothing. And that’s the height of human wisdom.” —Leo Tolstoy
Tolstoy, Leo. “The Project Gutenberg eBook of War and Peace, by Leo Tolstoy.” Project Gutenberg, June 14, 2022, https://www.gutenberg.org/files/2600/2600-h/2600-h.htm.
“The whole world is now for me divided into two halves: one half is she, and there all is joy, hope, light: the other half is everything where she is not, and there is all gloom and darkness.” —Leo Tolstoy
Tolstoy, Leo. “The Project Gutenberg eBook of War and Peace, by Leo Tolstoy.” Project Gutenberg, June 14, 2022, https://www.gutenberg.org/files/2600/2600-h/2600-h.htm.
“Seize the moments of happiness, love and be loved! That is the only reality in the world, all else is folly.” —Leo Tolstoy
Tolstoy, Leo. “The Project Gutenberg eBook of War and Peace, by Leo Tolstoy.” Project Gutenberg, June 14, 2022, https://www.gutenberg.org/files/2600/2600-h/2600-h.htm.
“I always loved you, and if one loves anyone, one loves the whole person, just as they are and not as one would like them to be.” —Leo Tolstoy
Tolstoy, Leo. “The Project Gutenberg EBook of Anna Karenina, by Leo Tolstoy.” Project Gutenberg, May 22, 2020, https://www.gutenberg.org/files/1399/1399-h/1399-h.htm.
“It’s better when one does good so that you may ask everyone and no one knows.” —Leo Tolstoy
Tolstoy, Leo. “The Project Gutenberg EBook of Anna Karenina, by Leo Tolstoy.” Project Gutenberg, May 22, 2020, https://www.gutenberg.org/files/1399/1399-h/1399-h.htm.
“Spring is the time of plans and projects.” —Leo Tolstoy
Tolstoy, Leo. “The Project Gutenberg EBook of Anna Karenina, by Leo Tolstoy.” Project Gutenberg, May 22, 2020, https://www.gutenberg.org/files/1399/1399-h/1399-h.htm.
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