Convinced that their own ideas were the key to the future of the world, that the fate of humanity rested on the outcome of their own doctrinal struggles, the Russian intelligentsia divided up the world into the forces of 'progress' and 'reaction', friends and enemies of the people's cause, leaving no room for doubters in between. Here were the origins of the totalitarian world-view. Although neither would have liked to admit it, there was much in common between Lenin and Tolstoy.
Orlando FigesTolstoy said, 'The antagonism between life and conscience may be removed either by a change of life or by a change of conscience.' Many of us have elected to adjust our consciences rather than our lives. Our powers of rationalization are unlimited. They allow us to live in luxury and indifference while others, whom we could help if we chose to, starve and go to hell.
Randy AlcornStichwörter: compassion power change indifference conscience hell guilt stewardship tolstoy hunger conviction starvation rationalization caring
Levin tried to drink a little coffee, and put a piece of roll into his mouth, but his mouth could do nothing with it. He took the piece out of his mouth, put on his overcoat and went out to walk about again.
Leo TolstoyStichwörter: tolstoy levin anna-karenina
...Tolstoy said, happiness is an allegory, unhappiness a story - then what does that make us?...
John GeddesStichwörter: happiness story allegory tolstoy
…the role of the disappointed lover of a maiden or of any single woman might be ridiculous; but the role of a man who was pursuing a married woman, and who made it the purpose of his life at all cost to draw her into adultery, was one which had in it something beautiful and dignified and could never be ridiculous….
Leo TolstoyWhile it's true that, as Tolstoy observed, every unhappy family is unhappy in its own way, and everyone on planet Earth, vale of tears that it is, is certainly entitled to the specificity of his or her suffering, one nonetheless likes to think that literature has the power to render comprehensible different kinds of unhappiness. If it can't do that, what's it good for?
Elif BatumanStichwörter: tolstoy unhappiness purpose-of-literature
You’re trying to help them… that’s a good thing. But you can’t always count on seeing their gratitude,” he said wanting to comfort her before he added a grain of salt. “You know what Tolstoy said… if you are unhappy with your life, you can change it in two ways… either improve the conditions you live in or improve your inner spiritual state. The first isn’t always possible but the second is… In the end, Alex, people need to go directly to the source of Grace for themselves.
Paul AlkazrajiStichwörter: tolstoy grace-of-god better-life
...Tolstoy's characters seem to come forward to meet you, very conscious of the impression they are making on one another and on the reader.
Stephen SpenderStichwörter: tolstoy literary-style
They certified that I was sane; but I know that I am mad." This confession gives us the key to what is most important and significant in Tolstoy's hidden life.
Lev ShestovStichwörter: madness mad tolstoy
And so there was no single cause for war, but it happened simply because it had to happen
Leo TolstoyStichwörter: peace war tolstoy
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