People jump back and forth in pursuit of pleasures only because they s…

Leo Tolstoy
596 citations
People jump back and forth in pursuit of pleasures only because they see the emptiness of their lives more clearly than they do the emptiness of whichever new entertainment attracts them. ✨ A Calendar of Wisdom. Book by Leo Tolstoy (1910). Translated by P. Sekirin, 1997.
Humanity Philosophy Reading
28

More Author Quotes

The best generals I have known were... stupid or absent-minded men. Not only does a good army commander not need any special qualities, on the contrary he needs the absence of the highest and best hu … ▶
The most mentally deranged people are certainly those who see in others indications of insanity they do not notice in themselves. ✨ Leo Tolstoy, T. C. B. Cook (2004). The Death of Ivan Ilyich and Oth … ▶
He stepped down, trying not to look long at her, as if she were the sun, yet he saw her, like the sun, even without looking. ✨ Anna Karenina. Novel by Leo Tolstoy. Part 1, Chapter 9, 1878.
I know that most men, including those at ease with problems of the greatest complexity, can seldom accept even the simplest and most obvious truth if it be such as would oblige them to admit the fals … ▶
Life did not stop, and one had to live. ✨ Leo Tolstoy (2011). War and Peace: Translated by Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky, p.1076, Vintage

People jump back and forth in pursuit of pleasures only because they see the emptiness of their lives more clearly than they do the emptiness of whichever new entertainment attracts them. ✨ A Calendar of Wisdom. Book by Leo Tolstoy (1910). Translated by P. Sekirin, 1997.

More Author Quotes

Most Cited Authors

The Best Quotes

Most Liked Authors

Curated Author Quotes