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Leo Tolstoy was a Russian novelist who is best known for his two epic novels, War and Peace and Anna Karenina. He was born in 1828 into an aristocratic family and grew up on their estate in Yasnaya Polyana. Tolstoy served in the army during the Crimean War and later became a writer and philosopher. He was a deeply religious man who believed in non-violence and social justice. Tolstoy died in 1910 at the age of 82.

Here are some of his most famous works:

* War and Peace (1869)
* Anna Karenina (1878)
* The Death of Ivan Ilyich (1886)
* Resurrection (1899)
* The Kingdom of God Is Within You (1894)
* A Confession (1882)

Tolstoy is considered one of the greatest novelists of all time and his works have been translated into many languages. He is also a major figure in the history of philosophy and his ideas have had a profound influence on many people.

And you know, there's less charm in life when you think about death--but it's more peaceful.

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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.

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We are asleep until we fall in Love!

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They've got no idea what happiness is, they don't know that without this love there is no happiness or unhappiness for us--there is no life.

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Muhammad has always been standing higher than the Christianity. He does not consider god as a human being and never makes himself equal to God. Muslims worship nothing except God and Muhammad is his Messenger. There is no any mystery and secret in it.

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

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I think... if it is true that there are as many minds as there are heads, then there are as many kinds of love as there are hearts.

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There are no conditions to which a person cannot grow accustomed, especially if he sees that everyone around him lives in the same way.

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It's hard to love a woman and do anything.

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I wanted movement and not a calm course of existence. I wanted excitement and danger and the chance to sacrifice myself for my love.

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In the midst of winter, I find within me the invisible summer...

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To tell the truth is very difficult, and young people are rarely capable of it.

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Life did not stop, and one had to live.

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Human science fragments everything in order to understand it, kills everything in order to examine it.

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The strongest of all warriors are these two — Time and Patience.

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